MABIC believes in contributing to the body of knowledge in the areas of agricultural biotechnology, science communication, biosafety regulations and STEM promotion. Our publications ranges from book chapters to journal papers, popular science articles in magazines and newspapers and websites. We stay guided by science to provide credible and accurate data and information.
Mahaletchumy Arujanan, Executive Director of Malaysian Biotechnology Information Centre (MABIC) and Editor-in-Chief of The Petri Dish, the first science newspaper in Malaysia.
Scientists have always played an important role in informing policy decisions. However, many controversial policy problems regarding science and technology, such as agricultural biotechnology, are often characterised by low value consensus and high level of complexity.
Agricultural biotechnology is rapidly advancing and is providing a number of tools to improve cropproduction that not only is important to feed the global population but also in healing and fueling theworld.
Biotechnology and bio-based applications offer a technological platformwith immense potential to deliver advancements in the fields of healthcare,agriculture and industry. In Malaysia, our challenge is to develop anecosystem that is conducive to the growth, development and adoption ofthese technologies.
The voice of Islam regarding knowledge, science, and technology has been clear from the time the religion wasrevealed to Prophet Muhammad almost 1,500 years ago. The first revelation as stated in verses 1 to 5 of Surahal-‘Alaq says: “Read! In the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created.
The twentieth century was hailed as the century for physics, seeing the transformation of various fields such as transportation, telecommunications, information technology, space revolution, astronomy, nuclear physics and robotics.
Biotechnology industry is broadly segmented into agricultural, medical and industrial sectors, where each of these sectors has undergone revolution with the employment of various applications of modern biotechnology.
Agribiotechnology produces world’s major food crops which make up most of the food ingredients for a wide range of staple foods in most parts of the world, and genetic modification (GM) is at the centre of this.
The twentieth century was hailed as the century for physics, seeing the transformation of various fields such as transportation, telecommunications, information technology, space revolution, astronomy, nuclear physics and robotics.
Biotechnology industry is broadly segmented into agricultural, medical and industrial sectors, where each of these sectors has undergone revolution with the employment of various applications of modern biotechnology.
Religious scholars have great potential to play an instrumental role in the public understanding of biotechnology. In most countries, they enjoy tremendous public trust and become a credible source of information during time of crisis or when emerging technologies such as recombinant technology, nanotechnology, stem cell research, gene therapy, xenotransplantation, and cloning start to have impact on everyday life
The Malaysian Biotechnology Information Centre (MABIC) is a registered not-for-profit organization with an NGO status in Malaysia. MABIC is the first andonly NGO that promotes biotechnology in Malaysia and enjoys excellent working relationship with ministries, government agencies, research institutes, universities, trade organizations, embassies and high commissions, media, industry and farmer organizations.
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