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Clearbridge BioMedics Joins CANCER-ID Consortium
Clearbridge BioMedics is the first Asian biotechnology company to join the CANCER-ID consortium for blood-based biomarker evaluation.
Crossing The Gut To Avoid Injections
Using a screening technique known as phage display, scientists have identified three small intestine-permeable peptides that can improve the absorption of drugs in gut.
Three Scientists Honored With Future Science Prize
The second edition of the Future Science Prize featured a new prize category and saw three scientists awarded with US$1,000,000 each.
Optogenetics Study Upends Decades Of Parkinson’s Research
Contrary to earlier assumptions, Parkinson’s disease symptoms are caused by hyperactivity rather than suppressed activation of a brain region known as the thalamus.
Brain Blood Circulation Affects Alzheimer’s Severity
Scientists in Singapore have suggested that Alzheimer’s disease patients should be treated according to whether they have cerebrovascular disease.
More Pores To Boost Plant ‘Breathing’
Researchers in Japan have discovered small molecules that increase the number of stomata on plant leaves.
Ordering Molecules Around To Form Polymers
Scientists in Japan have devised a method to precisely control the order of molecules during polymer synthesis.
Wanted, Alive: Microbes
Unlike mammals, microbes don’t have pulses; determining whether they are alive or dead takes some scientific creativity.
Switching Up Data Storage With Nanostructured Materials
Scientists in Singapore and China have developed a material with a layered nanostructure that can increase the speed and efficiency of data storage devices.
