Sebagai pelajar dalam bidang Zoologi, kita perlu menjejaki langkah yang diambil oleh ahli Zoologi yang terkemuka ini untuk berjaya:
1. Dr. Lim Boo Liat:
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Environment/2014/04/14/A-zoologist-talks-about-life-among-the-wilds/
http://magazine.scientificmalaysian.com/issue-8-2014/interview-dr-lim-boo-liat
2. Profesor Emeritus Dr Yong Hoi Sen
http://www.merdekaaward.my/Media-Centre/Images/2010-Recipient-Professor-Emeritus-Dr-Yong-Hoi-Sen.aspx
Sunday, 10 August 2014
Saturday, 2 August 2014
Pusat Penyu Segari / Segari Turtles Centre
Pusat Penyu Segari terletak di pasir panjang kira-kira 20 minit dari pusat perbandaran manjung Perak. Pada umumnya, pusat ini menyediakan tempat bertelur, penetasan, dan penjagaan Penyu Lipas dan Penyu Agar.Jalan ke pusat ini agak mengelirukan kerana perlu melalui jalan yang agak sempit, dan tiada papan tanda yang baik untuk menunjukkan arah ke lokasi
Segari Turtle Centre is located at Pasir Panjang with an estimated 20 minutes drive from the manjung town centre, Perak. In general, this conservation centre provide hantching and monitoring of the endangered green turtles and Olive Ridley turtles. The road to this centre can be quiet confusing due to the very narrowed road (to avoid sand stealing), and the sign board is not that helpful.
Anak penyu yang diawasi sehingga mencapai umur yang matang untuk dilepaskan
Infant turtles that is being monitored until it reached certain age before it is released into the sea
Saturday, 12 July 2014
Lutong di UKM
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia merupakan antara universiti yang mempunyai Lutong yang mendiami di dalam kampus itu sendiri. Ia boleh menjadi daya tarikan masyarakat untuk memerhatikan Lutong yang bebas bergerak, mudah dilihat dan masih mempunyai tingkahlaku seperti yang terdapat di dalam hutan.
Namun, terdapat harga yang perlu dibayar jika ia tidak mendapat perhatian yang sewajarnya daripada masyarakat. Lutong ini telah dilanggar oleh kereta seorang pelawat secara tidak sengaja semasa ia melintasi jalan menuju ke hutan.
Tuesday, 1 July 2014
PANDA in Zoo Negara Malaysia
Two PANDAs from China were 'borrowed' for 10 years to Malaysia, showing some great diplomacy between the two countries.
The PANDAs were kept in Zoo Negara Malaysia in a newly built building which cost millions of Ringgit. The building was equipped with complete facilities to take care of the PANDAs. Both PANDAs were kept separately until they show a sign of interaction.
The fees to enter the Zoo Negara are as below:
Citizen
Entrance fee without visiting the PANDA: RM30 (adult)
Entrance fee + visiting PANDA: RM30 + RM20 = RM50 (adult)
Non-citizen
Entrance fee without visiting the PANDA: RM50
Entrance fee + visiting PANDA: RM50 + RM30 = RM80 (adult)
The PANDAs were kept in Zoo Negara Malaysia in a newly built building which cost millions of Ringgit. The building was equipped with complete facilities to take care of the PANDAs. Both PANDAs were kept separately until they show a sign of interaction.
Liang Liang (female) is comfortably resting on the stairs
Xing Xing (male) sleeping on the rock.
The fees to enter the Zoo Negara are as below:
Citizen
Entrance fee without visiting the PANDA: RM30 (adult)
Entrance fee + visiting PANDA: RM30 + RM20 = RM50 (adult)
Non-citizen
Entrance fee without visiting the PANDA: RM50
Entrance fee + visiting PANDA: RM50 + RM30 = RM80 (adult)
Wednesday, 18 June 2014
Spider DNA degrade quickly? / DNA labah-labah rosak cepat?
Situation:
The spider collected from the field were stored in 75% ethanol. The specimens were left in the chalet for about a month in the forest. As soon as we got back to our lab, the spider specimen were stored in temperature -20oC freezer. After 18 months, we tried to extract the DNA and amplify at the COI (600-700 bp) and 18S (900-1100 bp) region, we found out that most DNA had been degraded. This is not surprising as previous report also mentioned that spider DNA degrade very quickly in less than 2 months if stored in 75% ethanol.
Recommendation: PLEASE extract the DNA as soon as possible.
Situasi:
Labah-labah yang dikumpul dari lapangan telah disimpan dalam 75% etanol. Spesimen dibiarkan di chalet selama kira-kira sebulan di dalam hutan. Sebaik sahaja kami kembali ke makmal, spesimen labah-labah telah disimpan di dalam peti sejuk pada suhu-20oC. Selepas 18 bulan, kami cuba untuk mengekstrak DNA dan menguatkan menggunakan COI (600-700 bp) dan 18S (900-1100 bp), namun kita mendapati bahawa kebanyakan DNA telah rosak. Ini tidak menghairankan kerana laporan sebelum ini juga menyebut bahawa labah-labah DNA rosak dengan cepat dalam masa kurang dari 2-6 bulan jika disimpan dalam 75% etanol.
Nasihat: SILA mengekstrak DNA spesimen secepat mungkin.
The spider collected from the field were stored in 75% ethanol. The specimens were left in the chalet for about a month in the forest. As soon as we got back to our lab, the spider specimen were stored in temperature -20oC freezer. After 18 months, we tried to extract the DNA and amplify at the COI (600-700 bp) and 18S (900-1100 bp) region, we found out that most DNA had been degraded. This is not surprising as previous report also mentioned that spider DNA degrade very quickly in less than 2 months if stored in 75% ethanol.
Recommendation: PLEASE extract the DNA as soon as possible.
Situasi:
Labah-labah yang dikumpul dari lapangan telah disimpan dalam 75% etanol. Spesimen dibiarkan di chalet selama kira-kira sebulan di dalam hutan. Sebaik sahaja kami kembali ke makmal, spesimen labah-labah telah disimpan di dalam peti sejuk pada suhu-20oC. Selepas 18 bulan, kami cuba untuk mengekstrak DNA dan menguatkan menggunakan COI (600-700 bp) dan 18S (900-1100 bp), namun kita mendapati bahawa kebanyakan DNA telah rosak. Ini tidak menghairankan kerana laporan sebelum ini juga menyebut bahawa labah-labah DNA rosak dengan cepat dalam masa kurang dari 2-6 bulan jika disimpan dalam 75% etanol.
Nasihat: SILA mengekstrak DNA spesimen secepat mungkin.
Tuesday, 10 June 2014
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
The PCR mixture can be divided into several mixture:
1. Using PCR mastermix (1 sample = 50 microliter)
a. water (dH2O) = 10 microliter
b. Primer forward = 5 microliter
c. Primer reverse = 5 microliter
d. Mastermix = 25 microliter
e. DNA sample = 5 microliter
2. Using manual PCR mixture (1 sample = 25 microliter)
a. Buffer polymerase (10x) = 5.5 microliter
b. Magnesium Chloride (25mM) = 2.5 microliter
c. dNTPs = 1 microliter
d. Primer forward = 2.5 microliter
e. Primer reverse = 2.5 microliter
f. Taq polymerase = 0.2 microliter
g. water dH2O = 5.8 microliter
h. DNA sample = 5 microliter
Add-in BSA if MUST to enhance PCR product if the DNA quality is poor.
1. Using PCR mastermix (1 sample = 50 microliter)
a. water (dH2O) = 10 microliter
b. Primer forward = 5 microliter
c. Primer reverse = 5 microliter
d. Mastermix = 25 microliter
e. DNA sample = 5 microliter
2. Using manual PCR mixture (1 sample = 25 microliter)
a. Buffer polymerase (10x) = 5.5 microliter
b. Magnesium Chloride (25mM) = 2.5 microliter
c. dNTPs = 1 microliter
d. Primer forward = 2.5 microliter
e. Primer reverse = 2.5 microliter
f. Taq polymerase = 0.2 microliter
g. water dH2O = 5.8 microliter
h. DNA sample = 5 microliter
Add-in BSA if MUST to enhance PCR product if the DNA quality is poor.
Monday, 19 May 2014
Pameran Dinosour di Marina Putrajaya
Pameran Dinosour yang dianjurkan di Marina Putrajaya Presint 5 mempunyai pelbagai keunikan. Selain daripada pameran Dinosour, ia juga memaparkan pelbagai jenis serangga yang boleh dijumpai di negara yang berbeza.
> Pameran ini berlangsung sehingga 22 Jun 2014
> Yuran adalah RM10 seorang dewasa.
Kala Jengking
Serangga
> Pameran ini berlangsung sehingga 22 Jun 2014
> Yuran adalah RM10 seorang dewasa.
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