Nobel Prize for Medicine 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNOBLE PRIZE FOR MEDICINE 2023: The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institute has awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. The discoveries by the two Nobel Laureates were critical for developing effective mRNA vaccines […]
Singing to babies improves their mood
Reading Time: 2 minutesSinging to your infant can significantly boost the baby’s mood, according to a recent Yale study published May 28 in Child Development. Around the world and across cultures, singing to babies seems to come instinctively to caregivers. Now, new findings support that singing is an easy, safe, and free way to help improve the mental well-being […]
Islamic scientists share stardust moment
Reading Time: 3 minutesTHE fifth edition of the Mustafa Prize was hosted in Isfahan, Iran, this year to celebrate scientific excellence of Muslim scientists from around the world. More than 100 scientists from 57 countries were present at the Chehel Sotoon Palace in Isfahan – a city famous for its Pero-Islamic architecture. The award was established in 2012 for […]
Sweet Alternatives: Exploring different sugar substitutes
Reading Time: 3 minutesBY JOYCE WONG JIN YI We have been brainwashed into thinking dietary fat causes heart disease and obesity. Sugar is the real culprit behind most of the common diseases in society right now. Sugar speeds up the ageing process in cells, including the neurons in your brain, leading to an increased risk of dementia. It […]
Zooming in on HPV with aptasensors
Reading Time: 3 minutesBY SAARANI VENGADESEN & THIVIYA DARMARAJAN BIOGENES TECHNOLOGIES (BIOGENES) is already known for its novel innovation of diagnostic kits using an aptamer-based biosensing platform to replace the use of animal-derived antibodies. After successfully innovating aptamer-based diagnostic kits to detect the Covid-19 virus and sepsis infection – the company is developing a similar diagnostic kit to […]
Using mathematical models to achieve energy security
Reading Time: 2 minutesTHE Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a red flag in a recent report that there will be a serious impact if we reach another 1.5 0C in surface temperature. Commenting on the report Dr Viknesh Andiappan, an energy planning specialist told The Petri Dish that mathematical skills are necessary to tackle climate change-related issues. […]
Is sustainable development achievable?
Reading Time: 2 minutesBY DR CHEE SU YIN TO SOME FOLKS, the words sustainable and development can never exist side by side. Their essence is on opposite sides of the spectrum. A juxtaposition. The term “sustainable” seeks to exhort nature while “development” is usually associated with destroying it. You cannot develop and conserve at the same time. Surely when […]
Selangor’s fireflies, Borneo’s argus pheasant star in BBC Earth’s The Mating Game
Reading Time: 7 minutesCatch the footage in episode 3 of The Mating Game at 8.05pm today via UnifiTV Channel 501 and Astro Channel 554. Link: BBC Player | BBC Earth ANIMALS are not likely to show up for a photocall at the set. It is the filming crew that has to be up and ready and most of all […]
FAO Director-General tells G20: to have healthy food, we need healthy environment
Reading Time: 3 minutesTHE Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today called on G20 Environment Ministers to step up joint efforts, increase investment and work more closely with FAO for game-changing impacts on the planet. Qu made the call at the G20 Ministerial Meeting on the Environment, which discussed solutions […]