British Council scholarships support women in STEM

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe British Council’s offer of scholarships to support women in STEM is back again for the third time. The offer supports women wishing to pursue postgraduate study in science, technology, engineering, or maths (STEM) at a university in the UK. This prestigious scholarship will allow over 100 women from selected countries including from South Asia, […]

Three Tips for Making Changes That Stick

Reading Time: 3 minutesBY JOYCE WONG JIN YI In the journey of wellness, it is important to make positive changes. But many people start a new habit but fall off the wagon very soon; the change does not last. How to make a lasting change become the key to success in your healthy lifestyle. If you are like most people […]

Be the future – support available for women to lead in STEM innovation

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAre you looking for the qualification that could make the difference in your science, technology, engineering, or maths (STEM) career?   The British Council is offering a prestigious scholarship for female STEM graduates to undertake a Master’s degree or Early Academic Fellowship in the UK.    The British Council Scholarships for Women in STEM could be your route […]

Study links adoption of electric vehicles with less air pollution and improved health

Reading Time: 3 minutesELECTRIC vehicles are widely hailed as a key way to mitigate climate change through reduced emissions, but research on the dual benefits of reduced air pollution and improved health has been largely hypothetical. A team of researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC has now begun to document the actual impact of electric vehicle adoption in […]

Indonesian firm offers framework to speed up sustainable agriculture

Reading Time: 3 minutesJAKARTA: Pandawa Agri Indonesia (PAI), the first Indonesian life science-based company with innovation in pesticide reductants, today announced its three sustainability frameworks to accelerate sustainable agriculture in Indonesia. The frameworks are called 3 PROs: 1) protecting the environment, 2) prospering the people, and 3) promoting responsible business practices. These frameworks were unveiled in the company’s first […]

More than 100 tons of Golden Rice harvested in the Philippines

Reading Time: < 1 minuteTHE Department of Agriculture Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) has announced that more than 100 tons of fresh paddy of beta carotene-enriched Malusog Rice (Golden Rice) have been harvested in 17 pioneer production sites across the country. This first harvest will be milled for distribution in target households in selected provinces in the country with preschool children at-risk […]

MUMGF launches PacBio Sequel IIe System

Reading Time: 2 minutesMONASH University Malaysia Genomics Facility (MUMGF), an ISO 9001 certified infrastructure platform, under the School of Science, Monash University Malaysia, officially launched its new PacBio Sequel IIe System, the first and only system of its kind in Malaysia. The instrument is a long-read sequencer that can sequence up to 25,000 contiguous bases with 99.9% accuracy. […]

Adaptation governance in Malaysia: It’s time to listen to science

Reading Time: 4 minutesWritten by A Concerned Citizen AS THE SEA LEVELS RISE and the tide of climate change continues to sweep across the globe, Malaysia is bracing for impact. With an 8,000 km long coastline, the country’s coastal communities and ecosystems are on the front line of this battle. States such as Johor and Sabah, which boast the […]

Stem Cell Therapy – Expanding The Frontiers Of Medicine

Reading Time: 4 minutesOUR  body is designed to repair itself, detoxify, and protect us from infections caused by microbes and the development of tumours among others health issues. The troop of soldiers only fails when they are outnumbered by invading forces or the soldiers are weak. The ability to self-heal and self-repair is the basis for cellular therapy […]

Expert: Weigh your own risk for Covid-19 second booster

Reading Time: 2 minutesBY UMAIRAH RAZAK & MARYAM AL-HERWI  MOST countries are guarding up again due to the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in China. The Malaysian government has urged the public to get a second booster shot after two main variants in China, BA 5.2 and BF.7, were detected in the country early this year. Both variants […]