New way to chart human genome
Reading Time: 3 minutesIN SEARCH of new ways to sequence human genomes and read critical alterations in DNA, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have successfully used the gene cutting tool CRISPR to make cuts in DNA around lengthy tumor genes, which can be used to collect sequence information. A report on the proof-of-principle experiments using genomes […]
US promotes GMO education to consumers through ‘Feed Your Mind’ initiative
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTHE Feed Your Mind Initiative was cooperatively launched by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and US the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help consumers better understand food derived from genetic engineering, commonly known as genetically modified organisms (GMOs). GMOs have been available since the early 1990s and are […]
Why jelly fish are poisonous?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJELLYFISH is a beautiful free swimming marine animal. They are bestowed with umbrella shaped bells and trailing tentacles, although a few are not mobile, being anchored to the seabed by stalks. The bell can pulsate to provide propulsion and highly efficient locomotion. Due to climate change, jellyfish are found everywhere. They have no brain, [ihc-hide-content […]
What is COVID-19?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCORONAVIRUSES are a large family of viruses which may cause illness in animals or humans. In humans, several coronaviruses are known to cause respiratory infections ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as [ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”2,3,5″ ihc_mb_template=”1″ ] Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). This new virus […]
How dangerous is the Wi-Fi to health?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDO YOU think Wi-Fi is important in your life? Many say that Wi-Fi makes their life easy. They can go online from their living room, shopping malls, coffee shop or now even from the roadsides. They are not tethered to a big computer that is physically linked to the internet. Wireless routers and similar wireless […]
The strange orbits of ‘Tatooine’ planetary disks
Reading Time: 3 minutesASTRONOMERS using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have found striking orbital geometries in protoplanetary disks around binary stars. While disks orbiting the most compact binary star systems share very nearly the same plane, disks encircling wide binaries have orbital planes that are severely tilted. These systems can teach us about planet formation in complex […]
Popular cash crops can indirectly impact on fight against malaria
Reading Time: 2 minutesRESEARCHERS at the University of Sydney and University of São Paulo, Brazil, estimate 20 percent of the malaria risk in deforestation hot spots is driven by the international trade of exports including: coffee, timber, soybean, cocoa, wood products, palm oil, tobacco, beef and cotton. “What does this mean for affluent consumers?” asks senior author Professor […]
Early earth was a water world
Reading Time: 2 minutesTHE EARTH of 3.2 billion years ago was a “water world” of submerged continents, geologists say after analyzing oxygen isotope data from ancient ocean crust that’s now exposed on land in Australia. And that could have major implications on the origin of life. “An early Earth without emergent continents may have resembled a ‘water world,’ […]
New feed for M’sian goats and cattle
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRESEARCHERS from International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) have formulated a new feedstock for goats and cattle using a local Malaysian crop called Napier grass. The grass is combined with molasses, microbes, vitamins and minerals to optimize fermentation, ultimately producing a fodder or “silage” in 21 days that can last for up to two years. The […]
Aussie scientists harness durian power
Reading Time: 2 minutesSOME tropical fruits such as durian and jackfruit may soon change the way we charge our smartphones or electric cars in the near future. This is according to a study highlighted in several media including Popular Mechanics According to several global media a team of scientists led by associate professor Vincent G. Gomes at the […]