How do plants send distress signal when they are under attack?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen we are under distress, sorrow, or anxiety, we will try to reach out to someone to pour out our problems. We have mouth to talk and ears to listen. However, plants do not have mouth to talk, ears to listen or eyes to see. In fact, plants talk and listen to each other but […]
Science journalism session goes ‘Zoom’, raises interest of participants
Reading Time: 3 minutesTHE Malaysian Biotechnology Information Center (MABIC) in collaboration with The Petri Dish and Science Media Centre (SMC) Malaysia organised a virtual workshop on science journalism entitled: “From research articles to popular science”. The workshop which provided an introduction to science journalism and communication was conducted by veteran journalist and editor of The Petri Dish, Joseph […]
Coronavirus may never go away: WHO
Reading Time: 2 minutesTHE new coronavirus may never go away and populations around the world will have to learn to live with it, the World Health Organization warned Wednesday. As some countries around the world begin gradually easing lockdown restrictions imposed in a bid to stop the novel coronavirus from spreading, the WHO said it may never be […]