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Researchers identify mechanism behind drug resistance in malaria parasite

Reading Time: 3 minutesResearchers from the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) have discovered a link between the malaria parasites’ ability to develop resistance to antimalarial drugs – specifically artemisinin (ART) – through a cellular process called transfer Ribonucleic acid (tRNA) modification. In collaboration with MIT’s research enterprise in […]

UNM Welcomes Budget 2024 Boost To R&D For Innovation and Development

Reading Time: 2 minutesPositive Impact of Research Activities to Solve Challenges, Advance Society KUALA LUMPUR: The University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM) welcomes the Government’s boost for technology and innovation and is in full support of its intention to stimulate research and innovation activities. Under the technology and innovation pillar of Budget 2024, tabled on 13 October, a total […]

Way forward with new methods of food production

Reading Time: 4 minutesBY JOTISRI VASUDEVAN The world population is projected to reach 9.8 billion in 2050 according to the United Nations. As the global population continues to grow, the demand for food resources, particularly proteins, is reaching unprecedented levels. Traditional methods such as dairy farming and livestock rearing pose significant challenges in terms of resource consumption, environmental […]

TerraBacta: a global alliance for mapping soil borne therapeutics

Reading Time: 3 minutesSINCE the discovery of penicillin in 1928, molecules produced by microbes (known as microbial secondary metabolites or SM) have played a crucial role in saving lives. These metabolites have extensive uses in treating infections, cancer, immunosuppression, metabolic disorders, and parasitic diseases. Regrettably, the rate of novel microbial molecules’ discoveries via traditional approaches has declined significantly […]

Smart sex-sorting technology answer to wanton chick culling

Reading Time: 2 minutesBY VIRMAN JURI ANNUALLY, seven billion male chicks are being culled worldwide. Male layer chickens do not have commercial or economical value for hatcheries in contrast to female layer chickens that lay eggs. This fact raises a glaring concern in the poultry industry in matters pertaining to  animal welfare. Furthermore in Malaysia, food security issues have […]

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 […]

Locally made sepsis detection test kit to hit the market soon

Reading Time: 2 minutesA HOMEGROWN aptamer-based biosensor kit to detect sepsis will soon be locally available, after a decade of research. The kit, “SepsiDot” detects sepsis at an early stage and monitors its severity level if the patient requires hospital care. Sepsis, also known as blood poisoning is a common condition that can be fatal. Any common infection has […]