How reindeer eye change colour?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteReindeer are a species of deer native to the Arctic, sub-Arctic, tundra, boreal, and mountain regions of northern Europe, Siberia, and North America. People require contact lenses to change the colour of their eyes. Scientists have discovered that the reindeer’s beautiful eyes change colour radically between summer and winter to adapt to extreme changes in […]
Why is milk white in colour?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWe can’t talk about healthy food without mentioning milk. In fact, milk is so rich in nutrients, it’s the first food consumed by babies. Milk is also incorporated in a lot of cooking thanks to its creamy textures and rich taste. The colour white is commonly associated with milk that even in the English language […]
What is Glaucoma?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGlaucoma is a kind of eye disease that can lead to vision loss and blindness. Blindness happens when the optic nerve at the back of the eye is damaged. The optic nerve receives the nerve impulses generated by retinal light and transmits them to the brain, where we recognise these electric signals as vision (an […]
UC San Diego Nanoengineers Develop Fridge-Free COVID-19 Vaccines Grown in Plants and Bacteria
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNANOENGINEERS at the University of California San Diego have developed COVID-19 vaccine candidates that can take the heat. These fridge-free vaccines are made from a plant virus called cowpea mosaic virus and the other is from a bacterial virus or bacteriophage. The two vaccines were made using similar recipes. The researchers used cowpea plants and Escherichia coli bacteria to […]
FAO Launches Global Initiative on One Country One Priority Product
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTHE Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) announced the launch of its initiative titled Global Action on Green Development of Special Agricultural Products: One Country One Priority Product (OCOP). The initiative targets the development of green and sustainable value chains for special agricultural products, support small and family farmers who will benefit immensely from […]
2nd Pre-COPMOP2021: Asian Regional Workshop on Current and Upcoming Items Under the CBD and its Protocols
Reading Time: < 1 minuteISAAA and partners are organizing the 2nd Pre-COPMOP2021: Asian Regional Workshop on Current and Upcoming Items Under the CBD and its Protocols on September 28-29, 2021 via Zoom. Registration is now open to all interested participants. The Pre-COPMOP sessions will cover the following: rundown of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and its protocol and Conference of the Parties […]
Chinese Consumers Prefer Gene-edited Foods to Transgenics
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTHE success and adoption of novel food products depend on consumer acceptance. A recent study was conducted to identify the role of the fear of novel foods on consumer acceptance and revealed that consumers were more open to accepting gene-edited foods. The study involved 835 geographically dispersed Chinese consumers and focused on the consumer acceptance evaluation of […]
Animal Biotech Experts Brief Stakeholders in Asia Oceania Region
Reading Time: 2 minutesAN INTERNATIONAL panel convened in the ISAAA virtual workshop to discuss the science and opportunities of animal biotechnology for food and agriculture, particularly for the Asia Oceania region. The virtual workshop titled The Impact of Gene Technology in Animal Agriculture and Food Production was organized by ISAAA and the Biotechnology Information Centers in Asia, in cooperation with the United States Department […]