Biotech Updates

Indonesian Awarded UNESCO-L’oreal Fellowship

March 2, 2007

Fenny Martha Dwivany, a lecturer and scientist of the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) in Indonesia was granted a “For Women in Science UNESCO-L'oreal Fellowship to enable her to do research on molecular biology.

Dwivany’s research entitled “Construction of Binary Vector ACS Regulates ACC Sintase Gene as an Alternative to Control Ripening of Banana Fruit variety Ambon” aims to delay the ripening process of banana fruit and other climacteric fruits through genetic manipulation.

The complete press release in Bahasa Indonesia is at http://www.tempointeraktif.com/hg/nasional/2007/02/22/brk,20070222-94007,id.html.