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Whose Wrong, Whose Liability
Determining who is legally answerable for a wrong in the civil context can be complicated, but research being done by SMU Associate Professor Lee Pey Woan is helping to clear the air.
Embracing Futuristic Technology For Asia’s Growth
Panel speakers at the Leaders in Science forum discussed the importance of embracing technologies of the future.
6 Rising Stars Of The Asian Scientist 100
These individuals were recognized for exemplary research in their respective field, and show the potential for so much more in their career.
Wake Up and Smell The Roses—Virtually
You can now send tastes, smells and even kisses virtually. A new age of virtual reality involving all five senses is here, with Adrian Cheok of the Imagineering Institute at its forefront.
In Conversation With TJ Dimacali, Sci & Tech Editor Of GMA News
Timothy Dimacali, the science and technology editor at GMA News Online in the Philippines, wants to bring weather reporting into the spotlight.
What’s Different About Asia?
Upon learning firsthand that Asian and Caucasian patients responded differently to cancer drugs, John Wong founded the Cancer Therapeutics Research Group to study these differences.
Beach-Comber, Wave-Watcher
A self-described “professional beach bum,” Wong Poh Poh was one of the first geographers to carve out a niche in coastal tourism.
Asia’s Rising Scientists: Gene Yeo
Gene Yeo uses genetics to explore how defects in RNA processing contribute to diseases such as neurodegeneration.
Asia’s Scientific Trailblazers: Ihm Jisoon
Ihm Jisoon, a South Korean physicist who pioneered the field of computational materials physics, has been described as “most likely to win a Nobel Prize in Physics.”
