Biotech Workshop on Potato Breeding (ABSP II)
Bali, 28 July 2011
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Perlu Etika & Moral Dalam Bioteknologi
SECARA leksikal, makna bioteknologi adalah teknik yang mengubah suatu bahan mentah melalui proses transformasi biologi untuk menghasilkan barang dan jasa yang bermanfaat demi...
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Bioteknologi Berbasis Kekayaan Hayati
*Bioteknologi *memang penting jika dikaitkan dengan kekayaan hayati di negeri ini. Indonesia adalah negara nomor dua terbesar di dunia setelah Brasil yang...
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Pedoman Pelaksanaan Pengujian Keamanan Hayati
Rekayasa genetik melalui teknik transgenik telah lama digunakan pada hewan baik pada taraf penerapan maupun eksperimental. Tujuan utama dari pemanfaatan teknik transgenik adalah...
MALAYSIA ACQUIRES MOLECULAR TECHNOLOGY TO BOOST RICE YIELD
Date : 20 November 2009
Marker assisted selection technology from DNA Landmark of Canada was acquired by the Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation to improve rice yield. The sub-license of this technology has been granted to the Malaysian Agriculture Research and Development Institute (MARDI) and will be used as part of its breeding program. This was announced prior to BioMalaysia 2009 during the International Advisory Panel meeting by BiotechCorp's CEO Datuk Iskandar Mizal Mahmood. Datuk Iskandar further briefed the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak that other crops would be included in a few years.
For more developments on crop biotechnology in Malaysia email Mahaletchumy Arujanan at maha@bic.org.my.