TEDx Talks | Biopharming: A different kind of farming | Dr. Nazrin Abd Aziz | TEDxUTM @TEDx | Uploaded 3 days ago | Updated 1 day ago
Dr. Nazrin Abd Aziz discusses biopharming, focusing on genetically modified plants used to produce pharmaceutical proteins, with examples from neighboring countries and Malaysia, such as GM rubber trees. He highlights how this technology can enhance agricultural value and offer new income opportunities for farmers. Dr. Nazrin is a senior lecturer at Department of Bioscience, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Raising awareness on plant genetic modification has always been his focus as a plant biotechnologist. For that, he has achieved numerous significant scientific such as YSN-ASM Rising Star some 2019 by Young Scientist Network (YSN) from Akademi Sains Malaysia (ASM). This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
Dr. Nazrin Abd Aziz discusses biopharming, focusing on genetically modified plants used to produce pharmaceutical proteins, with examples from neighboring countries and Malaysia, such as GM rubber trees. He highlights how this technology can enhance agricultural value and offer new income opportunities for farmers. Dr. Nazrin is a senior lecturer at Department of Bioscience, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Raising awareness on plant genetic modification has always been his focus as a plant biotechnologist. For that, he has achieved numerous significant scientific such as YSN-ASM Rising Star some 2019 by Young Scientist Network (YSN) from Akademi Sains Malaysia (ASM). This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx