Will oil palm plantations in Malaysia stay forever?
Reading Time: 2 minutesWILL oil palm plantations be a thing of the past? Will the global demand for palm oil be met by oil and its derivatives grown in laboratory bioreactors? This looks like what the future will take us to. There are already start-ups embracing synthetic biology where microbes will convert food waste and industrial by-products into […]
Malaysian experts: Losing sense of smell is an under reported Covid 19 symptom
Reading Time: 3 minutesA RECENT META-ANALYSIS study suggested that losing the sense of smell turned to be an overlooked symptom among COVID-19 patients although it has been manifested as a unique symptom of the infection during the early phase of the pandemic. The meta-analysis study was authored by Dr Jeyasakthy Saniasiaya Consultant ENT Surgeon from University Malaya Medical […]
Chinese scientists develop rice variety using ion beam technology
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTHE rice variety is called Zhongkejing No. 5. “Zhongke” means the Chinese Academy of Science in Chinese, and it was developed for the advantageous production areas of glutinous rice in Anhui province. Zhongke No. 5 is early maturity, has strong resistance and high nitrogen fertilizer utilization efficiency. It has passed the regional appraisal test in Anhui […]
Which animal is the elephant’s cousin?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLand’s largest creature the elephant has a cousin in the underwater world and it is known as Florida manatee or even teddy bear of the sea. Manatee is the largest herbivorous mammal in the sea and it can grow as large as 1590kg. Fossil record shows that manatee evolved from elephants 50 million years ago. […]
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Commentary: Is lab-grown meat a new frontier or a passing fad?
Reading Time: 2 minutesBY PAUL TENG SINGAPORE: This week, Singapore made global headlines by being the first country in the world to approve a lab-grown meat for general public consumption. Eat Just, a San Francisco-based company, will soon debut its “chicken bites” here, which feature meat developed from animal cells in laboratories. This comes on the heels of recent news […]
Human systems management critical for businesses during COVID-19
Reading Time: 3 minutesRESEARCHERS share important information and solutions related to the challenges facing human resources and system managers in a special issue of Human Systems Management Amsterdam, NL, December 8, 2020 – The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted all types of organizations, leading human resources managers to reconsider their roles to support the implementation of social distancing practices, safety measures, and […]
SMART researchers design portable device for fast detection of plant stress
Reading Time: 2 minutesSingapore, 8 December 2020 – Researchers from the Disruptive & Sustainable Technologies for Agricultural Precision (DiSTAP) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) of Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore and Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL) has designed a portable optical sensor that can monitor whether a plant is under stress. The […]
Dr Elizabeth Lee: Navigating from uncertainty to clarity during the pandemic
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Petri Dish team spoke to Dr Elizabeth Lee, CEO of Sunway Education Group on how Sunway University is navigating the pandemic and turning the tide against the pandemic. The CEO shares her visionary thoughts with MAHALETCHUMY ARUJANAN. As the impact of the pandemic is felt extensively by higher learning institutions, one leader remains upbeat […]
Third Asian Agribiotechnology Short Course hosted on virtual mode
Reading Time: 3 minutesFOR the third time the International Service for the Acquisition of Agribiotech Applications (ISAAA) and the Malaysian Biotechnology Information Centre (MABIC) successfully convened the annual Asian Short Course on Agribiotechnology, Biosafety Regulation and Communication (ASCA). While the pandemic forced the short course to adopt an online setting, it did not dampen the spirit of the […]