{
  "id": 19987733,
  "title": "UTS eyes integrative medical research using Sarawak's biodiversity, AI",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/uts-eyes-integrative-medical-research-using-sarawaks-biodiversity-ai",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-14T13:35:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/11/1577838/uts-eyes-integrative-medical-research-using-sarawaks-biodiversity-ai"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "SIBU: Universiti Teknologi Sarawak (UTS) has the potential to become a hub for integrative medical research, merging Eastern and Western medicine with Sarawak's rich biodiversity and artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg stated that the expansion of UTS's medical faculty would open doors to explore novel strategies for disease prevention and treatment, including cancer. Integrative medicine, currently garnering global interest, also emphasizes salutogenesis, an approach that concentrates on elements promoting health and wellbeing.\n\nThe abundant biodiversity in Sarawak can serve as a solid foundation for research to discover solutions to various diseases, including emerging ones. Combining Eastern and Western medical expertise with AI to analyze DNA and uncover potential compounds for disease treatment is another aspect UTS can focus on, said Abang Johari during the 11th UTS Convocation Ceremony.\n\nResearch into natural materials could also pave the way for the discovery of new treatment methods, especially for cancer. However, the effectiveness of such methods would require scientific validation.",
  "summary": "SIBU: Universiti Teknologi Sarawak (UTS) could become a centre for integrative medical research, combining Eastern and Western medicine with Sarawak's biodiversity and artificial intelligence (AI) technology.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}