Call to modernise agriculture
Reading Time: 2 minutesSarawak’s deputy CM says ultra-chic modern styled technology can make agriculture attractive to youths The Sarawak state government is pushing ahead for high technology practices such as “smart and precision farming” in an effort to make agriculture look “sexy” and attract the modern generation. The initiative will also help the farming community generate higher income […]
Enterprising Jane ventures to create preventive vaccines
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn the course of the last few decades infectious diseases have grown to become a major global health issue. Initiatives to eradicate vector-borne killer diseases such as dengue and malaria still continue to be a daunting task while resurgent tropical diseases such as Zika continue to be a worldwide menace. The race to find vaccines […]
Sentinext on mission to control HFMD with vaccine
Reading Time: 3 minutesMALAYSIAN based company Sentinext Therapeutics Sdn Bhd (Sentinext) is developing a vaccine against a strain of enterovirus that causes hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) – a condition commonly affecting children and which can lead to deadly infection of the brain and spinal cord membranes. HFMD causes fever and blisters around the hands, feet and […]