Monthly Archives: August 2017

Towards creating high-value biodegradable products  PENDANG: The Rice Straw Project under the Bioeconomy Community Development Programme (BCDP) is expected to enhance to the growth of...

BY SAMIRA RASUL MARYAM MIRZAKHANI, the mathematics genius died on July 14, 2017 in California at the age of 40 after battling with breast cancer...

  A REPORT released by PG Economics has found that over the last 20 years, crop biotechnology has significantly reduced agriculture’s environmental impact and stimulated...

BANGI: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) researchers, Prof Dr Mohammad Tariqul Islam, Prof Dr Norbahiah Misran and Dr Mohd Fais Mansor created history when they...

THREE types of genetically modified potatoes developed by J.R. Simplot Co. to resist the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine are safe for...

PURSUING EXCELLENT TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH Solid research initiatives can create powerful societal impact by addressing and finding solutions to global challenges and contribute towards the betterment...

BADRINARAYAN RAMULAL BARWALE who turned Jalna, an otherwise nondescript district in Maharashtra, into the epicentre of the Indian seeds industry, breathed his last in...

HERE’S another reason to start the day with a cup of joe: Scientists have found that people who drink coffee appear to live longer. Drinking...

CHEMICALS found in everyday plastics materials are linked to cardiovascular disease, type-2 diabetes and high blood pressure in men, according to Australian researchers. Researchers from...

GENETICALLY modified salmon has reached the dinner tables in Canada. The supermarkets in the country have become the first in the world to stock the...