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Sanjaya Rajaram Awarded 2014 World Food Prize
Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram has been awarded the 2014 World Food Prize for his groundbreaking research in wheat breeding that spurred the Green Revolution.
Eisai Completes Phase III Trial For Epilepsy Drug
The Phase III clinical trial for Eisai's in-house developed AMPA receptor antagonist Fycompa® has met its primary endpoints in patients with severe seizures.
IHEP Becomes First Asian Member of Physics Literature Database
China's Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP) is the first Asian member of the INSPIRE high energy physics literature database.
Hilleman & Gotovax Collaborate On Cholera Vaccine
The oral cholera vaccine currently in preclinical development will be cheaper, easy to administer and cross-protective for different types of bacteria.
China’s CBMG Begins Trading On NASDAQ
Cellular Biomedicine Group, which develops cell therapeutics targeted at the Chinese market, has listed on NASDAQ.
Dense Stars Deformed By Extreme Magnetic Forces
Scientists have found that dense stars known as magnetars are deformed by their extremely high magnetic fields, resulting in a wobbly orbit.
Tiny Plastic Dwellers Exert Big Impact On Oceans
Micro-organisms colonizing small pieces of plastic waste in the ocean might be breaking them down, but could also have negative effects such as plastic ingestion and ecosystem disruption.
Lipids: The New Target For Cancer Immunotherapy
Lipids, rather than proteins, expressed by leukemia cells are a promising new target for T cell-driven cancer immunotherapy.
Algae Able To Switch Quantum Coherence On & Off
Scientists have found that the quantum coherence of light harvesting systems in single-celled algae is controlled by a single amino acid switch.