AsianScientist (Oct. 17, 2014) – Just in case you missed any of them, here are seven must-read stories published on Asian Scientist Magazine in September 2014.
- Indian Spacecraft Reaches Mars Orbit
India has defied the odds, and a shoestring budget, to field the first successful Asian space mission to Mars. - World’s First iPS Transplant Performed
A Japanese woman in her seventies has become the world’s first person to receive a transplant of iPS-derived cells. - Japan Experiences First Dengue Outbreak In 70 Years
Japan’s first dengue outbreak in 70 years underscores the rising impact of mosquito-borne diseases as global temperatures rise. - Diagnose Ebola In 30 Minutes
Japanese researchers have developed a way to diagnose Ebola in 30 minutes and without expensive equipment. - Immunologists Awarded Inaugural Tang Prize
Professors Tasuku Honjo and James P. Allison share the inaugural Tang Prize in Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Asia’s Nobel Prize equivalent - Avatar’s Flying Reptiles Soared In Ancient China
Scientists discover that flying reptiles first seen in a science-fiction film may really have existed hundreds of millions of years ago in China. - Charge In Two Minutes, Use 6,000 Times
Scientists have developed a nanotube-based battery that can be charged for 6,000 cycles, extending its lifetime to twenty years.
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