7 Must-Read Stories In September 2014

Japan features heavily in September’s top stories, with the first iPS transplant, an unexpected dengue outbreak and prize winning immunologists. But watch out for India too!

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.

  1. Indian Spacecraft Reaches Mars Orbit
    India has defied the odds, and a shoestring budget, to field the first successful Asian space mission to Mars.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Diagnose Ebola In 30 Minutes
    Japanese researchers have developed a way to diagnose Ebola in 30 minutes and without expensive equipment.
  5. 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
  6. 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.
  7. 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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