AsianScientist (Mar. 1, 2017) – Just in case you missed any of them, here are seven must-read stories published on Asian Scientist Magazine in February 2017.
- Editing Away AMD With CRISPR
CRISPR-Cas9 can be delivered directly into the eyes of mice and treat age-related macular degeneration efficiently and safely. - Turning Soybean Oil Into Graphene
GraphAir is a method of converting soybean oil into high quality graphene that could make commercialization easier. - 3D Printing Innovation Cluster Launched In Singapore
NAMIC aims to reach out to over 1,000 companies to help them improve and innovate through the use of 3D printing technologies. - South Korea Moves Forward With Plans For Hyperloop Train
The Hyper Tube Express could cut traveling time from Seoul to Busan from three hours to 20 minutes. - India’s Carnivores Co-Exist Peacefully
Unlike other big cats elsewhere, tigers and leopards in India live side by side with Asian wild dogs relatively peacefully. - Lab-Grown Pancreas Reverse Diabetes In Mice
The success of a rat-to-mouse pancreas transplant suggests that such interspecies transplants could help meet the need for donor organs. - The Ancient Origins Of East Asian Ancestry
Modern day East Asian populations living in the Amur Basin can trace their ancestry to Stone Age hunter-gatherers who lived in the same area nearly 8,000 years ago.
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