Snails schooling scientists about memories and brain disorders
Reading Time: 2 minutesScientists are taking lessons about quick thinking, reversing brain trauma, and slowing down brain degeneration from an unexpected neurological wonder. Snails are efficient in thinking and a lot smarter than you think. Despite the snail’s ultra-simplified brain structure, this tiny creature uses only two brain cells to compute two scenarios: when the creature is hungry […]
Mycologist: 16 species of Magic Mushrooms found in Sabah
Reading Time: 2 minutesBY JOSEPH MASILAMANY According to a mycologist (mushroom expert) 16 species of Magic Mushroom have been identified in Malaysia. These mushrooms were discovered from 2012 till 2016 on different types of “substrates” such as soil, grassland, deadwood and animal dung. According to Dr Jaya Seelan Sathiya Seelan, from the Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, […]
Breakthrough world staple crop
Reading Time: < 1 minute A new study has isolated a gene controlling shape and size of spikelets in wheat in a breakthrough which could help breeders deliver yield increases in one of the world’s most important crops. The team from the John Innes Centre say the underlying genetic mechanism they have found is also relevant to inflorescence (floral) […]