Rice diversity could be central to more productive crops
Scientists have found that they can improve rice productivity by selecting varieties that are better at capturing sunlight to produce grains, instead of reflecting it as heat.
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VIDEO: Meet Ms Ugene, the state-of-the-art Singapore robot testing TCM and food products
No errors, no mood swings, no sick leave, and she can process three sets of microbiological tests in 14 minutes. Meet Ms Ugene, Singapore’s first two-armed robot microbiologist helping Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), food and nutrition firms ensure...
Singapore centre seeks to increase science standards for home-grown supplements, TCM and food firms
A recently established Singapore centre is seeking to increase the standard of evidence-based data for SMEs in the supplements, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and functional foods space.
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Tetra Pak to make packaging closures at new $26m East Asia plant
Prompted by a market that is showing signs of substantial growth, one of the world’s leading food packaging companies will invest US$25.6m to build a plant to manufacture packaging closures in Thailand.
DSM and Singapore Institute of Technology unite to back next generation of food and nutrition technologists
Students from Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) will be able to benefit from DSM’s facilities in a bid to boost the skills of the next generation of food and nutrition technologists.
Deaths rise in China after ‘worst’ bird flu outbreak
As many as 79 people died in China from the H7N9 avian influenza strain last month, raising fears the outbreak could lead to an influenza pandemic, the Chinese government has claimed.