Ooho! Edible water blob may replace plastic bottles
Reading Time: 3 minutesTo combat the rising waste of plastic water bottles, a start-up company called Skipping Rocks Lab has come up with a solution by creating edible water bottle. This edible water bottle comes by the name of ‘Ooho!’ and it resembles very much like a large droplet of water. To be more precise, it is a […]
Authorise and support GMOs, science and innovation, says advocacy group
Reading Time: 2 minutesBRUSSELS: It is time for the EU to authorise GMOs as well as support science & innovation, says the Brussels-based advocacy group, Europabio. The group is urging European decision-makers to play by the rules and endorse the evidence. This is in view of the expected vote on March 27, by EU member states on whether […]
MOSTI hosts science communication workshop
Reading Time: 2 minutesScience scheme officers from the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Technology (MOSTI) as well as its agencies convened recently to hone their skills in science communication. The three-day workshop was organised by the Science Officers’ Association of MOSTI under the Human Capital Development (HCD) fund of the ministry. It was participated by science officers, lab […]
10 SOPs to detect living modified organisms
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Biosafety Department under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is expected to introduce ten standard operating procedures (SOPs) to detect living modified organisms (LMOs) in the country under its enforcement activities in the next four months. Its minister, Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (pix)announced this during the National Biosafety Seminar which aims […]
What makes leaves change colour in autumn?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEvery autumn we revel in the beauty of the fall colours. The mixture of red, purple, orange and yellow is the result of chemical processes that take place in the tree as the seasons change from summer to winter. During the spring and summer the leaves have served as factories where most of the food […]
Why do we get bored?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSome people never tire of doing the same thing, while others get bored very easily. According to Dr Irving Biederman, a neuroscientist at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, this problem involves opioids, a chemical in the brain that gives us pleasure. A new experience will stimulate the release of opioids—a wow. The […]
Something’s fishy about new canola project
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA joint research between Nuseed, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) have developed canola containing omega-3 oil through plant-to-plant gene transfer. Genes from microalgae were transferred to canola for it to produce canola oil which is rich with long chain DHA, at level equal or better […]
Asian scientists to meet in Penang for mega conference
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Asian Conference on Transcription (ACT) will be hosted in Penang from August 1-4. The ACT which is an on-going meeting of Asian scientists since 1990 and hosted in various Asian cities is being hosted in Malaysia for the second time around. It was hosted in Kuala Lumpur in 2002. Co-chairs of the upcoming Penang […]