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PHC Acquires Thermo Fisher’s Pathology Arm For US$1.14B
The acquisition will allow PHC Holdings Corporation to expand its portfolio of products and services across diabetes care, diagnostics, life sciences and healthcare IT.
The Unusual Path To Impulsive Behavior
Dopamine takes an unexpected route in the brain to cause impulsive behavior, say researchers from Singapore.
Chew Chih Chiang Appointed New CEO Of A*STAR
Rear Admiral Frederick Chew Chih Chiang will take over from Mr Lim Chuan Poh who has served as A*STAR chairman since April 1, 2007.
How Breast Cancer Stem Cells Multiply
Scientists in Japan have identified a signaling pathway that increases the number of cancer stem cells in breast tumors.
Is It Possible For AI To Be Ethical?
Given the complexities of human morality, it might be impossible to design ethical AI; but developers should nonetheless always be alert to potential biases.
Asia’s Scientific Trailblazers: Eugene Fitzgerald
Newly-appointed CEO of the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology Professor Eugene Fitzgerald lists his priorities for the R&D center.
Getting To The Root Of Water Flow In Plants
An international team of researchers has discovered how a single plant peptide hormone controls the development of two different cell types central to water flow through plants.
Building Transition Metal Quantum Dots From The Bottom Up
Engineers at NUS have developed a strategy for designing quantum dots that could be used in cancer therapy as well as next-generation television screens.
Belt And Road Initiative Could Threaten Native Biodiversity
China’s Belt and Road Initiative connecting 120 countries may put biodiversity at risk as it promotes invasion of native ecosystems by alien species, say researchers from China.
