Dr Khalid Yusoff – Tribute to a great man of science
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy Joseph Masilamany THE recent passing of Prof Datuk Dr Khalid Yusoff at the age of 66 leaves a vacuum in the corridors of Malaysian academia. At the time of his passing, he was UCSI University President and Vice-Chancellor. UCSI Group founder and chief executive officer Datuk Peter Ng, in a statement, said that the […]
Study Finds Spinach as Edible Substrate to Grow Meat from Lab
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA TEAM OF RESEARCHERS led by Boston College has successfully grown bovine meat by using decellularized spinach leaf as an edible platform in a laboratory. The team removed the plant cells from the spinach leaf and used the remaining vascular framework to grow isolated precursors of cow meat cells. The cells were cultured on the surface […]
Newly Elected Leaders in Central Uganda Pledge Support for GM Crops
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNEWLY elected leaders from Wakiso district in central Uganda pledged support for genetically modified (GM) crops during a sensitization workshop on ongoing biotech research at the National Crops Resources Research Institute (NaCRRI recently. The 10 leaders including district and division councillors were led by the Woman MP-elect Wakiso District, Ethel Betty Naluyima. “We have a cardinal role as leaders to ensure […]
Vaksin vs Covid-19: Mana Lebih Mudarat?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteKesan sampingan vaksin COVID-19 masih menjadi perbincangan hangat. Pelbagai stigma dan keraguan tetap ada di kalangan masyarakat. Adakah vaksin ini selamat? Ikuti perbincangan bersama pakar mengenai kemudaratan dalam pengambilan vaksin berbanding risiko jangkitan COVID-19 pada Sabtu, 24 April, jam 11 pagi.
Vaccinations keep our elderly protected, influenza prevention is an act of love
Reading Time: 3 minutesTHE Covid-19 pandemic has taught us many lessons. As the Covid-19 vaccines roll out globally, we are more than ever aware of how vulnerable the elderly are, especially those who have chronic health conditions. Similar to Covid-19, influenza hits them the hardest. Most people think that vaccines are only for children, but the truth is […]
The ‘what’, ‘how’, ‘why’ and safety profiles of vaccines – Webinar campaign says it all for the layman
Reading Time: 6 minutesBY SAARANI VENGADESEN THE biggest vaccination programme in Malaysian history is underway to possibly end the current pandemic. However, this does not mark the end of the pandemic yet. To date, only 26% of the population has registered in the “My Sejahtera” app for vaccination, while we need 80% of the population to be inoculated […]
Vaksin Jalan Penyelesaian Pandemik
Reading Time: 4 minutesOLEH KALAIARASAN SANGKAR VAKSIN Covid -19 yang paling dinantikan selama ini sudah tiba dan rakyat Malaysia yang memikul peranan sebagai barisan hadapan sudah pun mula menerima suntikan vaksin. Namun, masih banyak kekeliruan dan kesangsian tentang keberkesanan vaksin menular dalam kalangan orang ramai. “Orang ramai tidak perlu risau berapa efektif atau selamat vaksin yang dicipta dalam […]
Study Reveals SARS-CoV-2 jumped from bats to humans without much change
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA STUDY conducted by a collaboration between researchers in the UK, US, and Belgium shows that since December 2019 and for the first 11 months of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, there has been very little ‘important’ genetic change observed in the hundreds of thousands of sequenced virus genomes. Using HyPhy, a state-of-the-art analytical framework at Temple University, Philadelphia, […]
FameLab 2021: Deadline Extended to 18th April 2021
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRegistration for FameLab 2021 competition has been extended to 18th April 2021. FameLab is the world’s leading science communication competition. The objective of FameLab is to address the communication gap between scientists and the public. Participants have just three minutes to win over the judges and crowd with a scientific talk that excels for its […]
Study shows rising temperatures hurt rice yields
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA STUDY of the relationship between temperature and yields of various rice varieties conducted by a professor and extension specialist at North Carolina State University suggests that warming temperatures have negatively affected rice yields. Based on 50 years of weather and rice-yield data from farms in the Philippines, the study led by Dr. Roderick Rejesus examined rice yields and atmospheric conditions […]