{"id":24536,"date":"2025-02-13T12:20:48","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T04:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mpob.gov.my\/ms\/2025\/02\/functional-biotechnology\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T15:51:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T07:51:46","slug":"functional-biotechnology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mpob.gov.my\/ms\/2025\/02\/functional-biotechnology\/","title":{"rendered":"Functional Biotechnology"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24536\" class=\"elementor elementor-24536 elementor-4728\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cc1cef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1cc1cef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-218bcaa elementor-widget 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>Kumpulan Penyelidik<\/span>                            \n                                                    <\/li>\n                                            <li id=\"services-offered\" class=\"inactive eael-tab-item-trigger eael-tab-nav-item\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"services-offered-tab\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                            \n                                                                <svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-home\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M280.37 148.26L96 300.11V464a16 16 0 0 0 16 16l112.06-.29a16 16 0 0 0 15.92-16V368a16 16 0 0 1 16-16h64a16 16 0 0 1 16 16v95.64a16 16 0 0 0 16 16.05L464 480a16 16 0 0 0 16-16V300L295.67 148.26a12.19 12.19 0 0 0-15.3 0zM571.6 251.47L488 182.56V44.05a12 12 0 0 0-12-12h-56a12 12 0 0 0-12 12v72.61L318.47 43a48 48 0 0 0-61 0L4.34 251.47a12 12 0 0 0-1.6 16.9l25.5 31A12 12 0 0 0 45.15 301l235.22-193.74a12.19 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class=\"text-danger\"><strong>Strategic Research Areas<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol class=\"text-justify\">\n<li>Isolation of constitutive and tissue-specific promoters<\/li>\n<li>Isolation of key genes involved in oil synthesis and carotenoids pathway<\/li>\n<li>Testing oil palm promoters and genes using model plants<\/li>\n<li>Molecular approaches towards solving major disease and yield problems<\/li>\n<li>Development of routine and improved transformation system<\/li>\n<li>Improving oil quality and novel products using transgenic technology.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Understanding of oil palm genes associated with the height of regulation and affecting oil quality.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"kumpulan-penyelidik-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"kumpulan-penyelidik-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <p><strong>Gene Function Group<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-danger 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