First ISCEP seminar hosted in Malaysia
Reading Time: 2 minutesSUBANG JAYA: With the ever-growing threat of cardiovascular disease, the fact remains that western methods and approach at quelling the threat and preventing the disease are not working as effectively as it should, due to the difference of climate, environment and eating patterns. For the first time, Tan Sri Dr Jeffrey Cheah the Founder and […]
Brazil approves world’s first commercial GM sugarcane
Reading Time: 2 minutesBRAZIL has approved the commercialization of a genetically modified sugarcane, developed by the Brazilian sugarcane breeding and technology company, Centro de Tecnologia Canavieira (CTC). This is the first time such permission has been granted any-where in the world. The approval came from the National Technical Biosafety Com-mission (CTNBio). The GM sugarcane contains the gene Bt […]
Textile Town set to become herbal hub in North Johor
Reading Time: 2 minutesTANGKAK — well known as the Textile Town of Malaysia – owing to the scores of textile merchants and retailers selling fabrics and other cloth products will soon another moniker, perhaps as the country’s Kacip Fatimah Hub. Kacip Fatimah (Labisia pumila), a herb said to be the ideal tonic for women’s health and wellness is […]
ISAAA 2016 Report launched in Indonesia
Reading Time: < 1 minuteINTERNATIONAL Service for the Acquisition of Agribiotech Application (ISAAA)’s most recent report, Global Status of Commercialised Biotech/GM Crops: 2016 was launched at Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia on May 23 during a one-day national seminar on biotechnology. The event, organised by ISAAA and the Indonesian Biotechnology Information Centre (IndoBIC) was attended by some 90 members […]