Tag: Oct 2019
An Immortal Creature
WITH more than 1000 species identified, tardigrades commonly known as little water bears or moss piglet are micro animals which can only be seen...
Humans have salamander-like ability to regrow cartilage in joints
CONTRARY to popular belief, cartilage in human joints can repair itself through a process similar to that used by creatures such as salamanders and...
Beating ganoderma with bio-degrader fungi
BY LAZIANA AHMAD
PLANT PATHOLOGISTS with the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) have recently innovated a technology to accelerate the degradation of oil palm trunk...
Agarwood-The new liquid gold
AGARWOOD which is also known as liquid gold is one of the most expensive woods in the world. Agarwood belongs to the family of...
M’sian researcher Serena is darling of cancer research
A MALAYSIAN researcher attached to Cambridge’s Medical Genetics Department and Medical Research Council Cancer Unit was awarded the Dr Josef Steiner Cancer Research Prize...
Quotable Quotes from UN Climate Summit Action
The international community, instead of preparing for war, should be paying attention to climate change and accompanying natural disasters. – Mahathir Mohamad, Prime Minister...
Climate change – It’s now or never
BY JOSEPH MASILAMANY
AS HUGE GLACIAL ice bodies melt, a harsh new climate report pointedly highlights that the impact of climate change is literally racing...
