Rising to the challenge: Malaysia’s contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals
March 1, 2017

Rising to the challenge: Malaysia’s contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals

A coffee table book, entitled “Rising to the challenge: Malaysia’s contribution to the SDGs”, is expected to be launched in 2017. The Editor-in-Chief of this coffee table book, Prof. Dato’ Dr. Mazlin bin Mokhtar, who is also the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation Affairs) hopes that these best practices sharing can teach Malaysian about sustainable development concepts and encourage research on sustainable development issues through integrated as well as multi-, inter- and trans-disciplinary approach

Articles, Issue 13 / 2017
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Short Story: Green Earth Project
March 1, 2017

Short Story: Green Earth Project

Reciting the speech for the last of seventy times, I sprawled in the sleeping pod. This auction would be my first live encounter with other New Humans; flesh to flesh, no technological intervention. Ignoring the microdrones in my tummy, I played the footage on the smart mirror. “That should be enough,” I sighed, ignoring the few ‘uhs’ and ‘ums’.

Creative Writing, Issue 13 / 2017, Short Stories
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Climate Change and the Southeast Asian Monsoon
March 1, 2017

Climate Change and the Southeast Asian Monsoon

Climate is the long-term pattern of temperature and rainfall. The increase in the intensity of weather systems caused by rising temperatures may delay the start of the monsoon season by about 15 days. Climate change increases unpredictable events such as floods and droughts.

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Photography Exhibition: Invisible Asia-Pacific Malaria
February 7, 2017

Photography Exhibition: Invisible Asia-Pacific Malaria

Invisible Asia-Pacific Malaria is a photography project on bringing light to Malaria in Asia Pacific. An exhibition on this project will be held from 2 to 29 September 2017 at the National Library Board, 100 Victoria Street S 188064, Singapore. Commentary by Prof. J. Kevin Baird …

Issue 13 / 2017, Special Feature, Web Exclusive
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Cancer and Precision Medicine
February 7, 2017

Cancer and Precision Medicine

Cancer is a deadly disease with a high mortality rate. Cancer refers to the abnormal growth of cells, which can grow to be either benign (non-invasive) or malignant (invasive). There are many options available for cancer treatment including surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. However, patients may not respond in the same way to fully benefit from these treatments. With the increasing wealth of genomic knowledge, more strategies can be explored to improve treatment outcomes, and one of them is precision medicine.

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The Importance of Surfactants in Atmospheric Aerosols
February 6, 2017

The Importance of Surfactants in Atmospheric Aerosols

Surface-active agent or “surfactants” is a substance that, when present at low concentration in a system, has the property of adsorbing onto surfaces or interfaces of the system.

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Event Report on the 13th UN Convention on Biological Diversity 2016 – “Synthetic Biology, Meet Traditional Knowledge”
February 6, 2017

Event Report on the 13th UN Convention on Biological Diversity 2016 – “Synthetic Biology, Meet Traditional Knowledge”

Megadiverse countries are worried that commercially valuable DNA sequences stored digitally would allow access to anyone without needing physical access to the genetic resources. This could lead to biopiracy, where such information could be exploited without any benefits flowing back into the source country. The greatest fear, perhaps, is how these products could be commercialised, patented, then sold back to the original countries as food, drugs, or other necessities.

Articles, Event Report, Issue 13 / 2017, Web Exclusive
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High Impact Articles – January 2017
January 12, 2017

High Impact Articles – January 2017

The High Impact Articles column is a space where we highlight scientific publications by Malaysian authors. Do let us know via our contact form if you come across any high impact articles by Malaysian scientists and we will feature them in this section! Title of published …

High Impact Articles, Issue 13 / 2017, Web Exclusive
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