ISAAA gets new SEAsia Centre director
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLOS BANOS, PHILIPPINES: The International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) announces the appointment of Dr Rhodora Romero-Aldemita as the new ISAAA SEAsiaCenter Director based at the International Rice Research Institute, in the Philippines. Aldemita has been working with ISAAA since 2007. She is a multi-awarded crop scientist with knowledge and experience accumulated over the years on agriculture-related topics such as plant pathology, plant physiology, molecular biology, genetic engineering, and rice […]
Scientists grow perfect human blood vessels in a Petri dish
Reading Time: 2 minutesBreakthrough technology advances research of vascular diseases like diabetes SCIENTISTS have managed to grow perfect human blood vessels as organoids in a Petri dish for the first time. The breakthrough engineering technology, outlined in a new study published recently in Nature, dramatically advances research of vascular diseases like diabetes, identifying a key pathway to potentially […]
“DO NOT TOUCH ME…”
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIf plants could talk, they would definitely say, “Touch me not!” Researchers from La Trobe University found that plants are highly sensitive to touch, and repeated touching could significantly affect their growth. The results are published in The Plant Journal. La Trobe researchers, Drs Jim Whelan and Yan Wang, revealed the results of their study, […]
Majestic Offshore has a mission to keep the pipelines flowing
Reading Time: 2 minutesMOHD RAZALI MOHD NAZIR must have chosen the right business path. His experienced at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and General Electric (GE) has shaped him to be a successful oil and gas entrepreneur today. During his years at PwC, Mohd Razali’s knack for accounting propelled him forward. After leaving PwC , he climbed the corporate ladder at […]
Selangor rides global halal bandwagon
Reading Time: 2 minutesTHE global halal market is projected to reach USD7.7 trillion to USD30.6 trillion. The countries on forefront capturing the halal economy pie are China, Japan, Vietnam, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei and Indonesia. Japan is strengthening its halal certification ahead of its 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. For Malaysia halal economy contributes 7.5% to its […]
‘Gene edited tilapia is not GMO’
Reading Time: 2 minutesA line of tilapia that has been gene edited will not be classified as a genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Argentina according to a government advisory commission. THE line, known as FLT 01, has been developed by Intrexon and its subsidiary AquaBounty Technologies., the biotechnology company best known for its AquaAdvantage salmon strain. The tilapia […]