Experts Encourage to Speed Up Biotech Adoption in Pakistan with the Help of Scicom
Reading Time: < 1 minutePAKISTAN is one of the top adopters of biotech crops in the Asia-Pacific, according to ISAAA SEAsiaCenter Director Dr Rhodora Romero-Aldemita, who was one of the speakers in the ISAAA Brief 55 Launch and Seminar on Science Communication and Public Engagement held physically and virtually at COMSTECH, Islamabad, Pakistan on March 9, 2021. Dr Romero-Aldemita shared the science communication initiatives of ISAAA. […]
Book Explores Global Attitudes to GM Crops and Unravels Reasons behind Negative Sentiments
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJENNIFER THOMSON, Emeritus Professor of Microbiology in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Cape Town in South Africa has written a new book, GM Crops and the Global Divide, which explores global attitudes to GM crops and unravels the reasons behind negative sentiments. Genetically modified (GM) crops have been commercially grown […]
Nutrition Technologies opens first industrial-scale insect protein plant in Johor
Reading Time: 5 minutesSINGAPORE-BASED agrifood tech company Nutrition Technologies opens its first industrial-scale insect protein factory in Iskandar Puteri, Johor, Malaysia. Since 2014, Nutrition Technologies has been using black soldier flies (Hermetia illucens) to turn low-grade food waste and organic by-products into proteins and oils as a sustainable alternative to fishmeal, a commonly used ingredient in animal feed. Their new […]
FameLab: Journey into Global Science Communication
Reading Time: 2 minutesScience communication is a field that is gaining momentum globally and skills in science communication are becoming critical for any STEM careers such as educators, scientists, engineers, regulators, policymakers, medical doctors and those who work in STEM-related companies. Covid-19 and emerging technologies are creating more demand for science communicators. However, questions on how to become […]
‘PANAS! Climate Change Stories in Malaysia’ Project Launched
Reading Time: 2 minutesKUALA LUMPUR: Science Media Centre (SMC) Malaysia, in collaboration with British High Commission Kuala Lumpur and EcoKnights officially launched ‘PANAS! Climate Change Stories in Malaysia’ project aimed at promoting evidence-based and accurate reporting on climate change topics in the media. Through this initiative, Malaysian journalists, writers and content creators are invited to produce local Malaysian stories, […]
Webinar: Women in STEM
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAre you a woman who is passionate about STEM but unsure where the career pathway may lead? Want to learn about the opportunities and challenges faced by other women in STEM? Join us on Saturday, 6 March 2021 at 4.30 p.m. to hear women leaders share their experiences and challenges in STEM education and careers, […]
France’s researchers and experts support Agriculture Minister’s vision for new plant breeding technologies
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTHE French Association of Plant Biotechnologies (AFBV), bringing together around a hundred researchers and experts in the field of green biotechnology, welcomes the position taken by French Minister of Agriculture Julien Denormandie, which favors new plant breeding technologies (NPBT or NBT). In a press release, AFBV states that such technologies make it possible to speed up […]
Study Shows Climate Change May Have Driven Emergence of SARS-CoV-2
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA STUDY conducted by researchers from the University of Cambridge published in the journal Science of the Total Environment provides the first evidence of a mechanism by which climate change could have played a direct role in the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic. The study revealed large-scale changes in the type of vegetation in the southern Chinese […]
Carnegie scientists uncover nutrient-sensing capabilities of plants as answer to climate change
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSCIENTISTS from the Carnegie Institute of Science discovers a method by which plants can switch their response based on their changing environment. The team of scientists discovered an evolutionarily conserved protein that plays a unique role in regulating stress responses and key developmental transitions such as seed germination and flowering. The scientists then applied sugar […]
Awareness of GM rice’s benefits affects public acceptance in Malaysia
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRESEARCHERS from the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation conducted a study to determine the Malaysian stakeholders’ intention to purchase high-yielding genetically modified (GM) rice. The results exhibited that the Malaysian public were moderately enthusiastic about it. The survey was conducted from March to December 2013 through individual questionnaires administered face to face to […]