Edible cholera vaccine made from genetically modified rice may be on the way
Reading Time: 3 minutesA NEW vaccine to protect against deadly cholera has been made by grinding up genetically modified grains of rice. The first human trial has shown no obvious side effects and a good immune response. Researchers based at the University of Tokyo and Chiba University have published the peer-reviewed results of the Phase 1 clinical trial […]
What Are We Consuming? The Science Behind the Food We Eat
Reading Time: 7 minutesAgilent Technologies invites three specialists from different spheres within the global food industry to discuss the measures of safety, quality, and innovation that sustain and improve our food chain. The safety and quality of the food we consume is central to good health, a cleaner environment, and a flourishing economy. While we may not always […]
Nature-based solutions for climate resilient coastlines in Malaysia
Reading Time: 7 minutesBY DR CHEE SU YIN GLOBAL temperature rise, warming oceans, shrinking ice sheets, glacial retreats, sea level rise, ocean acidification, and extreme events are standing out as an compelling evidence for rapid climate change and there is no dispute that climate is changing. This, coupled with the relentless drive for economic growth along with the […]
New research may explain shortages in STEM careers
Reading Time: 2 minutesA NEW STUDY by the University of Georgia revealed that more college students change majors within the STEM pipeline than leave the career path of science, technology, engineering and mathematics altogether. Funded by a National Institutes of Health grant and a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship and done in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin, […]
Facemask detects COVID-19 virus in 90 minutes
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWEARABLE meets COVID-19 detection. With the breakthrough of researchers at Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a button-activated mask can detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus in a patient’s breath within 90 minutes at levels of accuracy similar to PCR tests. The breakthrough is published in Nature Biotechnology. The technology was […]
Vaksin Penghapus Derita Covid-19
Reading Time: 5 minutesOLEH SAARANI VENGADESEN PANDEMIK yang melanda pada permulaan dekad ini merupakan musibah terbesar yang telah mengubah struktur kehidupan manusia. Kes harian yang masih melepasi paras 5000, kadar kematian yang tinggi, fasiliti Unit Rawatan Rapi (ICU) yang tidak mencukupi dan kawalan pergerakan yang dilanjutkan menimbulkan situasi yang semakin mengetirkan. “Walaupun pelitup muka dan penjarakan sosial dibuktikan […]
New Pakistani mangoes tailored for diabetics
Reading Time: 2 minutesBY MUHAMMAD LUQMAN A HORTICULTURE farm in Southern Pakistan province of Sindh has claimed to have developed three new varieties of mango that can be taken by diabetics due to surprisingly low content of sugar. “We have made modifications in the existing mango varieties that has sugar content as low as4.6 percent,” says Ghulam Sarwar […]
Moving past herd immunity and towards normalcy
Reading Time: 7 minutesBY SAARANI VENGADESEN HIGH daily death tolls and more than 5,000 new cases; insufficient ICU beds, new variants, prolonged lockdown, and fatigue among medical frontliners are posing great challenges in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic. Other issues include the infodemic, fake news on social media, and pseudoscience shaping public opinion that could jeopardise measures to control […]
Food from Science to Life
Reading Time: 2 minutesBY JOYCE WONG JIN YI Factors that determine food choice Have you ever wondered what is your relationship with food? Why do you choose the food you choose to eat? Let’s explore what the determinants of your food choice are! Because there are numerous factors other than nutrient needs that influence which food you choose […]
Award-winning Purple Tomato to be Released in China in Disney Packaging
Reading Time: < 1 minutePURPLE tomato known as Yoom, which won as Fruit Logistica Innovation Award in Berlin in February 2020, will be distributed in China in packaging featuring well-loved Disney characters. Aside from Yoom, Nebula tomato, which has sweet and full of flavor, will also be packaged in with Disney characters. The Yoom tomato is unique because of […]