Unleashing the potential of tropical science
Reading Time: 3 minutesMALAYSIA is globally well renowned as a tropical biodiversity hub with one of the most complex tropical rainforest ecosystems in the world. The nation is poised to become a key play in the global tropical sciences industry by unleashing the potential of tropical science. Aligned with their mission to champion tropical sciences, Mahathir Science Award […]
The dream team: Scientists find drug duo that may cure COVID-19 together
Reading Time: 2 minutesCOVID-19 continues to claim lives across the world and is infecting millions more. Although several vaccines have recently become available, making significant strides towards preventing COVID-19, what about the treatment of those who already have the infection? Vaccines aren’t 100% effective, highlighting the need–now more than ever–for effective antiviral therapeutics. Moreover, some people can’t receive vaccines […]
First dinosaur eggs were soft like a turtle’s
Reading Time: 3 minutesNEW RESEARCH suggests that the first dinosaurs laid soft-shelled eggs – a finding that contradicts established thought. The study, led by the American Museum of Natural History and Yale University and published today in the journal Nature, applied a suite of sophisticated geochemical methods to analyze the eggs of two vastly different non-avian dinosaurs and […]
Asian Tiger Mosquito gains ground in US
Reading Time: 3 minutesCHAMPAIGN, Ill: Researchers report that the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, has become more abundant across Illinois in the past three decades. Its spread is problematic, as the mosquito can [ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show”ihc_mb_who=”2,3,5″ ihc_mb_template=”1″ ] transmit diseases – like chikungunya or dengue fever – to humans. The Asian tiger mosquito originated in the forests of southeast Asia. […]
Covid-19 sniffer dogs are here!
Reading Time: 2 minutesWHAT could be more accurate, faster and cheaper than the current diagnostic test kits for Covid-19 detection? It is man’s all-time best friend – yes, dogs! Dogs nature of sniffing everything may be annoying to some humans but looks like researchers around the world are actually benefiting from it. Researchers are now taking advantage of […]
Mathematics can save lives at sea
Reading Time: 3 minutesHUNDREDS of people die at sea every year due to vessel and aeroplane accidents. Emergency teams have little time to rescue those in the water because of the probability of finding a person alive plummets after six hours. Beyond tides and challenging weather conditions, unsteady coastal currents often make search and rescue operations exceedingly difficult. New […]
Key nose cells identified as likely COVID-19 virus entry points
Reading Time: 4 minutesTWO specific cell types in the nose have been identified as likely initial infection points for COVID-19 coronavirus. Scientists discovered that goblet and ciliated cells in the nose have high levels of the entry proteins that the COVID-19 virus uses to get into our cells. [ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”2,3,5″ ihc_mb_template=”1″ ] The identification of these cells […]
Monster Galaxy
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn international team of astronomers led by scientists at the University of California, Riverside, has found an unusual monster galaxy that existed about 12 billion years ago, when the universe was only 1.8 billion years old, or 13 percent of its current age of 13.8 billion years. Using W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea in […]
Huge bacteria-eating viruses
Reading Time: < 1 minuteScientists have discovered hundreds of unusually large, bacteria-killing viruses with capabilities normally associated with living organisms, blurring the line between living microbes and viral machines.These phages — short for bacteriophages, so called because they “eat” bacteria — are of a size and complexity considered typical of life, carry numerous genes normally found in bacteria and […]
Phantom genes keep diabetes at bay
Reading Time: 2 minutesUNLIKE what we commonly refer to as ‘genes’, these phantom genes or ‘Long noncoding RNA’ (LncRNAs) do not lead to the production of proteins that our cells, and thus our entire bodies are made of. Previously, it was believed that LncRNAs served no major purpose in cells, but new research now shows that one of […]