How loud are whales?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhales use their sounds for different kinds of communication. Blue whales mostly produce very loud, highly structured, repetitive low-frequency rumbling sounds that can travel for many miles underwater. These sounds may be used for communicating with other blue whales, especially in order to attract and find mates. Blue whales make a sound up to about […]
Why do durians stink?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDurians belong to the genus Durio zibethinus , also locally known as “King of Fruits”. Many people from Southeast Asia like Malaysians love to eat durian. Even with the husk intact, the notorious fruit has such a potent stench from meters away. Some people love the smell as well as the taste of the fruit. […]
Blood test for early cancer
Reading Time: 2 minutesCANCER scientists led by principal investigator Dr Daniel De Carvalho at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have combined “liquid biopsy,” epigenetic alterations and machine learning to develop a blood test to detect and classify cancer at its earliest stages. The findings, published online in Nature, describe not only a way to detect cancer, but hold promise […]
Boosting regional, local aquaculture industries
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBY TAN EWE HOE PENANG: Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Indonesia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish an integrated marine environmental monitoring system to help boost the regional and local aquaculture and tourism industries. The USM School of Biological Sciences Dean, Professor Dr Amirul Al-Ashraf Abdullah said, via the MoU, the two institutions aimed to create a more efficient and effective […]
UKM researchers discover the 8000 years old prehistoric human skeleton
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBY ASMAHANIM AMIR KUALA LUMPUR: A nearly complete prehistoric human skeleton estimated at 6,000 to 8,000 years ago was discovered by a group of researchers from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI), and National Heritage Department (JWN) in Gua Chawan, Nenggiri Valley, Ulu Kelantan, recently. Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia, Datuk Mohamaddin Ketapi said the discovery was a significant and important for the country’s […]
LAX English learning course enhances English competency
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBY WONG KAY CHERN CENTRE for the Advancement of Language Competence (CALC) Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) offers LAX English learning course for students to learn the language in a flexible, fun and non-stressful situations. LAX English is an English language co-curricular-type activities that encourages students to practice English outside the classroom in a meaningful and authentic environment. English Language Instructor from CALC, Siti Nadhirah Abd Rahman said students […]
UKM specialist discover arthritis treatment using mesenchymal stem cell
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBY ASMAHANIM AMIR CHERAS: The orthopaedic team of Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz (HCTM), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) led by senior lecturer (Orthopedics & Arthroscopy), Dato’ Dr Badrul Akmal Hisham Md Yusoff has successfully pioneered knee arthritis treatment using mesenchymal stem cells obtained from the umbilical cord blood. The procedure done in 2016 shows that the cartilage joint has been re-established completely without any side effects. Badrul Akmal said the […]
Duopharma trailblazes M’sia’s biosimilar industry
Reading Time: 3 minutesCCM Duopharma Biotech Berhad (Duopharma), one of Malaysia’s leading pharmaceutical company, was established in 1979. Since then, it has grown to become one of Malaysia’s pioneers in the biosimilar industry – besides already being a leading manufacturer of generic medicines and branded consumer healthcare products in the country and in Asean. A biosimilar product is also known as a “follow-on biologic” or “subsequent entry biologic” which is almost an identical […]
Pseudomonas International Biennial Conference 2019
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFor more information about the conference, go to website: http://www.pseudomonasconference.com
Chicken feed using black soldier fly larvae
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSERDANG: Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) will conduct a research on the formulation of feed for free-range chicken (Ayam Kampung) using the larvae of Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens). The research team from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UPM will be headed by Dr Hasliza Abu Hassim. Other researchers involved are Dr Azhar Kasim, Dr Mohd Hezmee Mohd Noor, Dr Lokman Hakim Idris and Dr Hafandi Ahmad. The study […]