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Three Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) researchers swept three gold awards at the Malaysia Nuclear Innovation Award 2008 in line with the Innovation Nuclear Agency Day held recently.

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UPM researchers have found a process to use the nutrient rich aquaculture sediment waste to produce microalgal biomass, which can be harvested for health and functional foods, feed additives and soil conditioner while reducing environmental pollution from aquaculture waste.

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Newsworthy papers include Cleaning up the house, The ocean’s surprisingly hungry algae, Made in yeast, Genetic risk factor for chronic inflammatory disorder, Rats weigh up the evidence, An antibacterial catapult, Adopting an orphan receptor and Better action anticipation in elite basketball players

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Summaries of newsworthy papers include Where is the science in drug doping?, Blueprint for infection, Virus to virus, A secreted factor controls the bacteria’s virulence, Asymmetric inner workings revealed and A potted history of milk

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A montane crab, S.tenebrosa was first described by a well-known carcinologist (L.B. Holthius) in 1979. It is categorised as endangered species. Besides the two national parks mentioned, the habitats of this species in Murum River systems had been heavily disturbed by logging activities.

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