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Giant Sperm Preserved By Bat Poo
Scientists have discovered tiny shrimp which have giant sperm thought to be longer than the male's entire body.
CAS & MPG Celebrate 40 Years Of Partnership
The 40 years of partnership between CAS and MPG have seen over 250 Ph.D.s jointly trained by both national science institutions.
AUD$1m Boost For UQ Plastics Technology
University of Queensland spin-off TenasiTech receives AUD$1 million to develop their plastic and rubber additive products.
Biocon’s Mazumdar-Shaw Honored By Chemical Heritage Foundation
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, founder of the Bangalore-based biotech company Biocon, is the first Indian to be awarded the Othmer Gold Medal.
Novartis Launches Blood Cancer Drug, Jakavi®
Jakavi, the only approved oral medication for the blood cancer myelofibrosis, has been introduced in Singapore and 50 other countries.
How Polar Bears Cope With Fat
Understanding how polar bears adapted to their high-fat diets could lead to new ways of preventing fatty plaques and treating cardiovascular disease.
Stacked Electrodes To Make Solar Cells Wearable
Wearable solar cells are now one step closer to reality with the development of flexible and efficient solar cells based on stacked electrodes.
Tianjin & AstraZeneca Collaborate On Cardiovascular Disease
Tianjin Medical University and Astrazeneca will collaborate to develop soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitors for the treatment of cardiac fibrosis.
Gene Associated With Cancer Drug Resistance Identified
Variations in the TEKT4 gene result in microtubule destabilization, possibly explaining how breast cancer cells develop resistance to the drug paclitaxel.