Asian Scientist Newsroom

These early career scientists and veteran researchers of the Asian Scientist 100 are making waves in diverse sectors of academia and industry, shedding light on natural phenomena and developing new technologies for a better world.

Scientists in South Korea have identified the basic principle underlying electric wind in plasma.

Researchers in China have developed predictive models using data from social media posts to assess the impact of domestic violence on the mental health of victims.

With the help of computer simulations, scientists have devised a method to create ring-shaped molecules from inexpensive feedstock chemicals for use in the pharmaceutical industry.

Unlike animals, the mechanism of DNA repair in plants is skewed towards homologous recombination and involved in their immune response to fungal infections.

Scientists in Japan have discovered that whales have adapted their feeding behavior to the polluted waters of the upper Gulf of Thailand.

Scientists in Japan have discovered how axons respond to cues in the environment to change their direction of migration.

Cipla Ltd. and Roche Products (India) Private Limited have signed a distribution agreement for the promotion and sale of tocilizumab and bevacizumab.

February saw the successful cloning of monkeys, intercontinental quantum communication and the fast tracking of a Zika vaccine candidate.