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Removing Old Cells Could Prevent Arthritis

An experimental drug has been shown to prevent osteoarthritis in mice by selectively removing aged cells.

South Korean & Chinese Universities Most Innovative, Study Says

Educational institutions in South Korea and China dominate the 2017 Reuters Top 75: Asia’s Most Innovative Universities.

Nanyang Technological University Singapore Named Asia’s Top University

The Quacquarelli Symonds global league table of top universities has ranked Nanyang Technological University Singapore as the best university in Asia.

Lightning-Fast Flu Virus Detector Is 100 Times More Sensitive

Researchers have used conducting polymers to develop a flu virus detector that is faster and a hundred times more sensitive than commercially available tests.

Improving Cotton Without Modifying Its Genes

The methylome of the cotton genome suggests that the economically important crop could be improved with epigenetic modifications that do not affect the underlying genome sequence.

Bend It Like Bamboo

The fibers in bamboo are distributed to maximize flexural rigidity with the smallest volume of wood material possible.

How Too Much Of A Protein Leads To Parkinson’s Disease

Scientists in Japan have revealed that too much of a protein called alpha-synuclein could cause Parkinson’s disease by interfering with vesicle recycling.

Gold That Goes Invisible When Ground

This gold compound shifts its emission profile by an unprecedented 452 nm when ground, changing from fluorescent blue to infrared.

Artificial Intelligence Used To Decode Brain Signals And Read Minds

Researchers have used artificial intelligence to predict what a person sees or imagines based on brain scans.