Soybean – The kingmaker in feed technology and animal nutrition
Reading Time: 5 minutes The Conference – a convergence of nutrition and biosecurity The conference saw a convergence of scientists, feed millers and formulators, animal nutritionists, veterinarians, quality control personnel and livestock producers. Avian Influenza (AI) and African Swine Flu (ASF) took centre stage at this conference as the latter is threatening farmers in Asian countries. So […]
An Immortal Creature
Reading Time: 4 minutesWITH more than 1000 species identified, tardigrades commonly known as little water bears or moss piglet are micro animals which can only be seen under a microscope. They are at most only one millimetre long. Tardigrade was first described in 1773 by a German zoologist Johann August Ephraim Goeze. It was initially named by an […]
Humans have salamander-like ability to regrow cartilage in joints
Reading Time: 2 minutesCONTRARY to popular belief, cartilage in human joints can repair itself through a process similar to that used by creatures such as salamanders and zebrafish to regenerate limbs, researchers at Duke Health found. Publishing online Oct. 9 in the journal Science Advances, the researchers identified a mechanism for cartilage repair that appears to be more […]
Beating ganoderma with bio-degrader fungi
Reading Time: 4 minutesBY LAZIANA AHMAD PLANT PATHOLOGISTS with the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) have recently innovated a technology to accelerate the degradation of oil palm trunk and root mass especially those infected with the basal stem rot (BSR) disease. The technology was recently launched during the Transfer of Technology Seminar and Exhibition 2019. The research team […]
Agarwood-The new liquid gold
Reading Time: 2 minutesAGARWOOD which is also known as liquid gold is one of the most expensive woods in the world. Agarwood belongs to the family of Aquilaria sp and it is native to South East Asia. This tree is very unique because it can produce a type of oil with fragrance which is known as oud oil. […]
M’sian researcher Serena is darling of cancer research
Reading Time: 2 minutesA MALAYSIAN researcher attached to Cambridge’s Medical Genetics Department and Medical Research Council Cancer Unit was awarded the Dr Josef Steiner Cancer Research Prize 2019. Prof Dr Serena Nik-Zainal (pix), the daughter of late cardiologist Datuk Dr Nik Zainal Abidin Nik Abdul Rahman renowned for setting up the first cardiology surgical unit in the country […]
Quotable Quotes from UN Climate Summit Action
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe international community, instead of preparing for war, should be paying attention to climate change and accompanying natural disasters. – Mahathir Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia We must reverse the nefarious consequences of global warming, which is a powerful threat to our planet and to humanity – José Condugua António Pacheco, Foreign Minister of Mozambique […]
Climate change – It’s now or never
Reading Time: 2 minutesBY JOSEPH MASILAMANY AS HUGE GLACIAL ice bodies melt, a harsh new climate report pointedly highlights that the impact of climate change is literally racing across to our doorsteps as sea levels are rising much faster than expected. The report by the United Nations-led Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), however, says: “It is still […]