Nigeria approves Bt cowpea commercialisation
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCOWPEA, also known as kacang tunggak in Malay may not be a key crop in Malaysia, but the Indians have long been using it in curry and vadai, the Malays add it in ketupat palas, while the Chinese mix it in stew. Like so many other crops, the cowpea faces threats from insects, fungi, bacteria and viruses. In Nigeria, [ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”2,3″ ihc_mb_template=”1″ ] Maruca pod-borer infestation […]
Golden rice to be available in Bangladesh soon
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBY SHAMIRA SHAMSUDDIN THE long wait for the realease of Golden rice in Bangladesh is almost over. The new variety of rice enriched with Vitamin A will be available in Bangladesh soon, said Bangladesh Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzak. According to Dailystar.net, [ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”2,3″ ihc_mb_template=”1″ ] Dhaka-based news portal,Abdur Razzak was talking to reporters after a meeting with International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) at the secretariat recently. […]
Genetically modified hens ‘lay drugs’
Reading Time: 2 minutesSCIENTISTS at the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute have produced GM chickens that make human proteins in their eggs, offering a more cost-effective method of producing certain types of drugs. The study published in BMC Biotechnology initially focused on producing high quality proteins for use in scientific research and later found the drugs work at […]
What is a pathological liar?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE. Just like me, I’m sure we all tell little white lies occasionally, while pathological liars lie habitually and chronically tells grandiose lies that may exceed the limits of believability. They are generally motivated by a desire to gain attention or sympathy. They are not lying in an attempt to avoid […]
Why some people are more flexible than others?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTHEY begin seated on the floor, knees bent out to their sides and soles of their feet touching. Next reaching forward and pull their feet in toward their body and slowly deepen the stretch. These people are just more flexible than others! There are a number of different factors that may contribute to why some […]
Asthma monitoring gets easier
Reading Time: 2 minutesNew local innovation is world’s first with potential for assessing other respiratory functions. BANGI: A locally innovated asthma monitoring device is all set to create a new revolution in respiratory medicine, especially for the examination of asthmatic attacks in real time. Developed by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and Penang Hospital, the gadget called Spironic is […]
Animals that never develop CANCER
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSOME animals don’t get cancer easily, or never at all. Something in their genetic makeup is hardwired to fight cancer. Understanding why, could help scientists treat and prevent it. Research shows that the elephant genome turned out to contain a lot of copies of a cancer-fighting gene. Known as p53, it is a tumour suppressor. Most mammals have it, including humans, […]
“DO NOT TOUCH ME…”
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIf plants could talk, they would definitely say, “Touch me not!” Researchers from La Trobe University found that plants are highly sensitive to touch, and repeated touching could significantly affect their growth. The results are published in The Plant Journal. La Trobe researchers, Drs Jim Whelan and Yan Wang, revealed the results of their study, […]
Majestic Offshore has a mission to keep the pipelines flowing
Reading Time: 2 minutesMOHD RAZALI MOHD NAZIR must have chosen the right business path. His experienced at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and General Electric (GE) has shaped him to be a successful oil and gas entrepreneur today. During his years at PwC, Mohd Razali’s knack for accounting propelled him forward. After leaving PwC , he climbed the corporate ladder at […]
Brain-eating amoeba
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt sounds like something out of a horror movie. Indeed, the brain-eating amoeba will get into the nose and starts to make its way up from the base of the brain all the way back to the brain stem area. So you can imagine this little amoeba starting to crawl, devouring some of the tissue as it goes […]