NZ scientists save endangered parrot through genome sequencing
WELLINGTON: New Zealand scientists have tried to save kakapo, a nocturnal, flightless, critically endangered New Zealand parrot, through genome sequencing, reported Xinhua. Scientists have sequenced the genomes of 169 kakapos, which were nearly all of the individuals that were alive when the researchers started the work in 2018, according to a study published Tuesday in […]
Sarawak needs more scientists
KUCHING: Dr Lulie Melling is the director of Tropical Peat Research Laboratory (TPRL) Unit in the Chief Minister’s Department of Sarawak. Now the unit has evolved into a full-fledged Sarawak Tropical Peat Research Institute (Tropi) with its own self-contained complex. The unit’s mission is to develop scientific, technical knowledge and understanding for the responsible management […]
Swinburne academics top two percent of world’s scientists
KUCHING: Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus (Swinburne Sarawak) academics have been ranked in the top two percent of scientists in the world. This includes the university’s deputy vice-chancellor and chief executive officer (DVC and CEO) and pro vice-chancellor (Research). The ranking was based on a science-wide author database of standardised citation indicators developed and led by Stanford […]
Support to produce more scientists, researchers
BY SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA KUCHING: The National Science Week (MSN) is a platform for Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) to support the government’s efforts to produce more scientists and researchers in the future. Mosti deputy secretary general Datuk Parang Abai @ Thomas said this during the closing ceremony of the Sarawak Science Festival, […]
Scientists to harness the sun to break down plastic
SINGAPORE: Scientists said Wednesday they have come up with an environmentally-friendly method that uses artificial sunlight to transform plastic into power-generating chemicals, as countries worldwide battle to reduce waste. Huge quantities of plastic have piled up on land and been dumped in the sea across the world, with Asian nations in particular facing criticism for […]
