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The Medaka Fish’s Fear Response: Same Same But Different
The way the medaka fish responds to danger could also give scientists a better understanding of panic disorders and fear in humans.
Metabolite That Makes Colorectal Cancer More Aggressive Identified
A metabolite called D-2-hydroxyglutarate has been found to make colorectal cancer cells more invasive.
Yoshinori Ohsumi Wins US$3M Breakthrough Prize In Life Sciences
Ohsumi, who is an honorary professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, was among the nine winners of the 2017 Breakthrough Prizes.
7 Must-Read Stories In November 2016
Gut-inspired batteries, dengue vaccines and future-proof jobs were popular reads last month.
TeamIndus Teams Up With ISRO To Compete For Google Lunar XPRIZE
A private Indian space tech company will be launching a vehicle on the moon with the help of ISRO, in hopes of winning the Google Lunar XPRIZE.
When Light Interacts With Atoms, Shape Matters
Scientists in Singapore have shown that a photon’s shape affects how it is absorbed by a single atom.
Paving The Way For Light-Based Circuits
We are one step closer to computers that process information through light now that researchers have built optical transistors, multiplexers and signal detectors.
Mosquito Protein Sensor Can ‘Smell’ Human Sweat
This robot is equipped with a mosquito antenna protein that enables it to detect the odor of human sweat.
As The Planet Heats Up, Fairy-Wrens Lay Larger Eggs
Superb fairy-wrens have the ability to change the size of the eggs they lay, as larger chicks have a better chance of survival in hotter environments.