S’poreans genomed!
Reading Time: 3 minutesSINGAPORE – A new genetic databank has been established containing the completed whole-genome sequencing data of close to 5,000 Singaporeans. Whole-genome sequencing is increasingly used in research and healthcare to identify genetic variations using cutting-edge technologies that allow large numbers of individuals to be sequenced rapidly. This new study is the world’s largest analysis of […]
Cancer knocks out M’sia’s last surviving Sumatran rhino
Reading Time: 2 minutesTHE last surviving Sumatran rhino in the country succumbed to cancer on Nov 23. With the death of Iman at the Borneo Rhino Sanctuary, the species is now extinct in Malaysia. “It is with great sadness that the Sabah Wildlife Department announces the death of Iman, the last Sumatran rhinoceros in Malaysia, at 5.35pm on […]
M’sia’s rat-eating primates grab world headlines
Reading Time: 2 minutesBY JOSEPH MASILAMANY IT CAME as a bolt in the blue when the world media caught up with a bit of science news from Malaysia – relating to the discovery of rat-eating macaques in palm oil plantations in the country. The Guardian’s international edition in a tongue-in-cheek headline with an intended pun screeched: “Shock and […]