Monthly Archives: September 2020
Turtle watch for conservation
BY KOMALAH SELVA
BRICKS and Mortar is what I am trained for, but the sea is where I feel I can reenergize. When I came across...
Lab-grown mosquitoes fight dengue in Singapore
RESEARCHERS at the National Environment Agency (NEA) of Singapore have devised a method to utilise mosquitoes to combat the spread of dengue through an...
The Philippines grants GM corn seeds, farm input to farmers association’s model farm
THE Philippines Department of Agriculture (DA) through its Regional Office 9 turned over farm inputs to a farmer's association in Zamboanga del Norte in Southern Philippines....
Nigerian scientists identify seven lineages of SARS-CoV-2
THE first coronavirus infection in Nigeria was recorded on February 27, 2020. Samples were sent to the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of...
Check in for the 3rd Asian Short Course on Agri-biotech, Biosafety Regulation, and Communication
THE potential of agri-biotechnology to contribute to sustainable agriculture depends on R&D as well as on the integration of other factors such as effective...
FAO reports lack of progress in achieving SDG
THE world is lagging in attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by 2030, and the COVID-19 pandemic is making it even harder, according to the report...
SMART researchers develop fast, efficient way to produce red blood cells
RESEARCHERS from Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, have discovered a new way to manufacture human red blood cells (RBCs) that...
Mengapakah keju dihidang selepas hidangan utama?
Adakah anda seorang peminat keju? Jika kita mengikuti cara barat mereka hanya akan menghidangkan keju selepas hidangan utama. Mengapakah keju dimakan selepas hidangan utama?...
Washington University’s saliva test for Covid-19 faster and easier
RESEARCHERS at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a new saliva test to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus faster and easier. The results...
Medicinal cannabis may reduce behavioral problems in kids with intellectual disabilities
CANNABIDIOL, a type of medicinal cannabis, may reduce severe behavioural problems in children and adolescents with an intellectual disability a new study has found.
The pilot...
