Communicating Science
Reading Time: 2 minutesWHEN historians examined Western civilization in the twentieth century, one area of intellectual accomplishment that stood out above all others was the twentieth century’s “age of science”. Science discovered our very sense of who we are, how our minds work, how our world came to be, how it works and our proper role in it, our […]
Tatler Asia lists science crusader Mahaletchumy as one of Asia’s 100 most influential persons
Reading Time: 2 minutesTATLER ASIA’S December 2023 issue unveiled 100 of Asia’s most influential persons. Among those who were honoured in this year’s roster of extraordinary Asians is The Petri Dish editor-in-chief Ts. Dr Mahaletchumy Arujanan who is also executive director of the Malaysian Biotechnology Information Centre (Mabic). Having been selected in this group of definitive 100 titans, Mahaletchumy […]
Complementary sequencing technology gives new insight into gut microbiome
Reading Time: 3 minutesSINGAPORE scientists have reached a new milestone in sequencing technology that unravels the mysteries of microbial communities in our food and their profound effects on the human microbiome. Scientists from AMILI, Southeast Asia’s first and only precision gut microbiome company, have utilised a game-changing methodology in sequencing – which paves the way for an “unbiased” exploration […]
Upfront with BBC’s Frozen Planet II
Reading Time: 8 minutes Life on thin ice with a mix of wonder, fun, and a blunt lesson on climate change FOR people living remotely away from the large expanses of land in the Arctic and Antarctica, the tundra regions may seem nothing more than bare white plains and peaks, so unvaried and humdrum. But Frozen Planet II […]
Selangor’s fireflies, Borneo’s argus pheasant star in BBC Earth’s The Mating Game
Reading Time: 7 minutesCatch the footage in episode 3 of The Mating Game at 8.05pm today via UnifiTV Channel 501 and Astro Channel 554. Link: BBC Player | BBC Earth ANIMALS are not likely to show up for a photocall at the set. It is the filming crew that has to be up and ready and most of all […]