Science and Development Network

ASEAN firms should be allowed to sell electricity across borders like in Europe, say experts—but setting up a transboundary grid across islands remains a major challenge.

The development of fisheries that are nutrition-sensitive would not only improve production and trade values, but also nutritional outcomes, says a study.

The breathalyzer device, which resembles the one used to test for drink driving, is cheaper than a blood test and requires no medical expertise to operate.

Copying the healthcare systems in developed economies is “not the answer” for quality care in low- to middle-income countries, a study says.

Animals play a vital role in dispersing seeds of carbon-storing trees, thereby affecting climate regulation by tropical forests.

Gambier, which has traditionally been used to treat diarrhea, could prove to be a source of desperately needed new antibiotics.

A database of the different human leukocytes antigen genes in the Indian population could make it easier for those seeking organ transplants to find a match.

OpenTraffic, an open-source big data platform, provides real-time traffic data to transportation agencies and city planners in Manila in the hopes of reducing traffic congestion.

Rather than testing them one by one, this test spots patients in India with risk of breast and ovarian cancers by using next-generation sequencing for a panel of genes.