CRISPR-Crafted Super Fungi Could Redefine Sustainable Protein Production
Reading Time: < 1 minuteScientists have engineered a groundbreaking strain of fungus that could transform the future of sustainable protein. Using CRISPR gene-editing tools, researchers have redesigned Fusarium venenatum—already known for its meat-like texture and flavour—into a far more productive, nutritious, and environmentally friendly food source. The achievement, reported in Trends in Biotechnology, comes as the world searches for […]
Malaysia’s Commitment to Strengthening Rare Disease Care and Policy
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn August 2025, Malaysia reached a critical milestone in healthcare reform with the launch of its first-ever National Policy on Rare Diseases. This groundbreaking initiative marks a shift toward health equity by formally recognising individuals with rare diseases as a vulnerable group entitled to timely diagnosis, access to treatment, and long-term care. For many years, […]
Nobel Prize in Physics Honours Breakthrough Showing Quantum Physics in Action — On a Chip
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis (From L to R) for their pioneering experiments that revealed quantum mechanical effects in a device large enough to be held in the hand — a leap that brings the strange world of quantum physics into […]
Decoding Venoms: From Deadly Bites and Stings to Life-Saving Insights
Reading Time: 3 minutesSnakebite envenoming is one of the most neglected tropical diseases, yet it claims over 100,000 lives globally every year. Hundreds of thousands more are left with long-term disabilities. In Malaysia, venomous snakes are part of our natural biodiversity, but for rural communities, plantation workers, and indigenous peoples, they remain a constant danger. Snakes are not […]
Can Palm Oil Ever Go Green in the Eyes of the World?
Reading Time: 2 minutesMalaysia is one of the largest producers of palm oil, a crop woven into the fabric of its economy and rural livelihoods. But while the palm oil industry is deeply rooted at home, abroad it faces a much more hostile climate — one dominated by headlines about deforestation, habitat destruction, and labour rights violations. So, […]
Malaysian Microbiome: How Ethnicity and Diet Shape Our Health
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn Malaysia’s rich cultural tapestry woven from Malay, Chinese, Indian, and indigenous (Orang Asli) threads our food is more than just sustenance. It is heritage, identity, and, as science now shows, a shaper of the tiny microbial worlds living in our guts. Researchers have long known that ethnicity can act as a proxy for lifestyle […]
Sharper Tools for Gene Editing: TALEN and Zinc Finger Make a Safer Cut
Reading Time: 3 minutesSharper Tools for Gene Editing: TALEN and Zinc Finger Make a Safer Cut Gene editing using artificial restriction enzymes (also known as artificial nucleases) has revolutionised the life sciences, with far-reaching applications across agriculture, medicine and biotechnology. By editing the genes of microorganisms, plants and animals, scientists can introduce specific mutations such as deletions or […]
A Dying Symphony: Insects Vanishing Even in Protected Forests
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA Dying Symphony: Insects Vanishing Even in Protected Forests Ecologists are raising alarm bells as nearly half the tree of life could vanish within a few decades due to accelerating planetary warming, The Guardian reported. One of those voices is Daniel Janzen, a veteran ecologist who has spent decades studying Costa Rica’s lush rainforests. In the 1970s, he recalls, […]
Sabah’s new climate law sets stage for investment and regional carbon market cooperation
Reading Time: 3 minutesSabah’s new climate law sets stage for investment and regional carbon market cooperation KOTA KINABALU – The passing of the Climate Change and Carbon Governance Enactment 2025 has positioned Sabah to attract greater investment while laying the foundation for a regional carbon market, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. “This legal foundation gives investors […]
Sarawak eyes hydrogen from cow dung as part of bold circular green economy plan
Reading Time: 2 minutesSarawak eyes hydrogen from cow dung as part of bold circular green economy plan KUCHING – Sarawak is exploring the use of cow dung as a source of hydrogen fuel in a move to strengthen its circular green economy and waste-to-value strategy, Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg revealed today. Speaking at […]