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RIKEN & Nagoya Mark Collaboration With Workshop
RIKEN's CSRS and Nagoya's ITbM have agreed to collaborate on interdisciplinary research in synthetic chemistry and plant biology.
Asian Scientist Chief Editor Honored As WEF Young Global Leader
Asian Scientist Magazine founder and editor-in-chief Dr. Juliana Chan has been elected Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum.
The Role Of Hormones In Fishy Love Triangles
Male medaka unable to produce the hormone vasotocin lose out in love triangles, research shows.
‘Junk DNA’ Used To Sort Species
Although short, miRNA sequences have been used to sort out phylogenetic relationships.
Common Antiseptic Could Reduce Infant Deaths
Using chlorhexidine to clean the umbilical cord could reduce infant death rates by 12 percent, study says.
Predicting Tsunamis With Supercomputers
Collaborative research between Tohoku University and Fujitsu has produced a faster tsunami prediction model.
WuXi To Build Third Cell Therapy Facility
The company's third cell therapy manufacturing facility will focus on chimeric antigen receptor T cells for cancer immunotherapy.
Too Much Fertilizer Could Encourage The Growth Of Harmful Fungi
A study of the rhizophere of sugarcane has shown that high doses of nitrogen fertilizer could upset the balance between harmful and helpful fungi in the soil.
Delivering mRNA To Treat Neurological Diseases
By protecting the mRNA in a nanopolymer, scientists have opened up the possibility of using mRNA for gene therapy.