‘Save the Amazon from fires and deforestation’
Reading Time: 2 minutesTHE recent Amazon forest fires became a subject of discussion among many circles. Suddenly, people were very worried since the Amazon contributed twenty per cent of oxygen to the Earth and such large-scale fires could lead to global warming. [ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”2,3,5″ ihc_mb_template=”1″ ]Before that did anyone have any concern about the history of the […]
The mysterious, legendary giant squid’s genome is revealed
Reading Time: 2 minutesHOW did the monstrous giant squid — reaching school-bus size, with eyes as big as dinner plates and tentacles that can snatch prey 10 yards away — get so scarily big? Today, important clues about the anatomy and evolution of the mysterious giant squid (Architeuthis dux) are revealed through publication of its full genome sequence […]
Human-caused biodiversity decline started millions of years ago
Reading Time: 2 minutesTHE human-caused biodiversity decline started much earlier than researchers used to believe. According to a new study published in the scientific journal Ecology Letters the process was not started by our own species but by some of our ancestors. The work was done by an international team of scientists from Sweden, Switzerland and the United […]
Dopamine, biological clock link to snacking, overeating and obesity
Reading Time: 3 minutesACCORDING to Ali Güler, a professor of biology at the University of Virginia; the diet in the U.S. and other nations has changed dramatically in the last 50 years or so, with highly processed foods readily and cheaply available at any time of the day or night. “Many of these foods are high in sugars, […]
Seventy countries adopt biotech crops
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSince the first year of commercial planting of biotech crops in 1996, more than 70 countries from all over the world have either planted or imported biotech crops. In 1996, the six founder biotech crop countries, the USA, China, Argentina, Canada, Australia, and Mexico, planted these crops in a total of 1.7 million hectares. In […]
Aussie farmer grows first-ever seedless lychees
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBy MEI REI QUA LYCHEE is a fruit that many Malaysians seem to enjoy! Something about slowly peeling off the skin to get the perfectly shaped fruit is very satisfying. Sinking our teeth in the juicy and sweet flesh is a dream! With Chinese New Year coming up, it wouldn’t be long until lychees start […]
South Australia lifts ban on GM crops
Reading Time: 2 minutesMINISTER for Prime Industries and Regional Development Tim Whetstone released his statement at the start of 2020, saying that farmers in South Australia (SA) can now opt to grow genetically modified (GM) crops, following the State Parliament’s move to lift SA’s moratorium that banned GM crops in the region since 2004. Talks of lifting the […]
Nod for digital council for food, agriculture
Reading Time: 3 minutesBERLIN: The Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) drew to a close today with the agriculture ministers of 71 nations, thanking FAO and the other International Organisations for developing a concept for the establishment of an International Digital Council for Food and Agriculture, as requested in the 2019 GFFA Final Communiqué. They welcomed FAO’s […]
Biosensor pacifier
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWearable biosensors that non-invasively monitor health and fitness are growing in popularity among adults. But adapting this technology for use with babies is difficult because the devices are often bulky or have rigid surfaces that could harm infants’ delicate skin. Now researchers reporting in ACS’ journal Analytical Chemistry say they have developed a pacifier-based biosensor […]