Go beyond omega-3, scientist tells researchers

4/12/2009 A scientist at the National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES) has called on the industry to back an increase in research into the benefits of eating seafood as a product, not just more work into omega-3 fatty acids. Livar Froyland, principal scientists with NIFES, said that although some of the individual components [...]

Scientists Working To Improve Kerala’s Ayurvedic Medicinal Rice

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Dec 29 (Bernama) — A research project to preserve and sustain the fast dwindling cultivation of medicinal ‘njavara rice’ by improving its genetic qualities has been taken up by the Kerala Agricultural University, according to the Press Trust of India (PTI) on Tuesday. ‘Njavara’ is extensively used in the Indian medicinal system of ‘Ayurveda’ [...]

Pembenihan kelah merah sukar

Oleh Osman Lisut KUALA LUMPUR: Peningkatan minat orang ramai terhadap kelah (Tor tambroides) dengan menjadikannya ikan peliharaan dalam akuarium semakin menyerlah sejak kebelakangan ini. Ia kerana keunikan ikan berkenaan yang memiliki sisik yang cantik, aktif dan bernilai tinggi. Serupa dengan jenis ikan kap yang lain, kelah adalah omnivor dan makan bukan saja alga, krustasea, serangga, [...]

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Pelajar Siswazah Biologi Rangkul Hadiah di Kongres Genetik Malaysia ke-8

Pelajar PhD, Faezeh Yazdani Moghaddam, memenangi Hadiah Pertama Pembentangan Poster manakala pelajar Master, Tee Meng Han, memenangi Hadiah Kedua Pembentangan Oral (di kalangan pelajar siswazah) dalam Genetics Resources and Breeding Theme di 8th Malaysia Genetics Congress, di Awana Genting, Pahang, dari 4-6 Ogos 2009 baru-baru ini. Kedua-dua pelajar siswazah tersebut adalah di bawah penyeliaan Prof. [...]

Citral in lemongrass for anti-cancer uses

Recently, it was found that a key component in lemongrass, called citral, prompts in vitro cancer cells to commit suicide via apoptosis. To further understand how citral works in targeting cancer cells, one has to look into other potential plant candidates that produce cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase, a compound involved in the production of citral. To [...]