One of the biggest stories in science right now is the fight over the Crispr patents. Crispr is a gene editing technique that promises to allow previously unthinkable feats of bio-engineering. It was discovered in stages, like most scientific breakthroughs, by multiple teams working at various universities and research institutes around the world. The final, key advancements were made more-or-less ...

BLOOMBERG Stocks dropped around the world as the dollar extended gains into a fifth day, with the potential for higher U.S. interest rates again roiling financial markets as the Easter vacation looms. European shares have fallen every day this week, with raw-materials producers sliding as the Bloomberg Commodity Index declined. U.S. stock-index futures also dropped. Oil was poised for the ...

ABU DHABI / EMIRATES BUSINESS The Emirates Securities Market Index has decreased by -1.18% to close at 4450.65 points. Accordingly the Market Capitalization has lost AED 8.59 billion attaining AED 721.95 billion. A total of 0.52 Billion Shares were traded with a total value of AED 0.61 billion during the trading session of 24-03-2016 through 7186 transactions. The number of companies which ...