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Scientists Find Regulatory T-Cell Master Switch
Researchers in South Korea have identified Foxp1 as a key molecule required for the formation of regulatory T-cells.
Not A Numbers Game: Gene Regulation Made Vertebrates Special
The ability to regulate genes, rather than the sheer number of genes, is responsible for the development of a backbone in animals, scientists say.
Chihaya Adachi Receives 2018 Nagoya Silver Medal
Professor Chihaya Adachi was conferred the award for his research on high-performance organic light-emitting transistors and laser diodes.
Biodegradable Microneedles Painlessly Deliver Drugs To The Eye
Scientists in Singapore have developed a microneedle patch that could be used to treat eye diseases such as glaucoma and macular degeneration.
Tsinghua University Wins Student Supercomputing Competition At SC18
A computing cluster built by students from Tsinghua University outperformed those of 14 other international teams in a variety of tasks, including parallel deep learning and weather forecasting.
Raspberry-Shaped Particles Detoxify Carbon Monoxide
Japanese researchers have created a ‘nano-raspberry’ to neutralize poisonous carbon monoxide.
Blockchain: Not All About The Money
Blockchain’s applications extend well beyond cryptocurrencies and into any realm where trust is of paramount importance, says Ms Swati Chaturvedi of Propel(x).
Drug-Resistant Bacteria Linked To Higher In-Hospital Deaths In India
An international research group has demonstrated that multi-drug resistant or extensively drug resistant bacteria are becoming a threat to public health in India.
Astronomers Discover New Planet Orbiting Nearby Star
The candidate planet, named Barnard’s star b, is a super-Earth with a minimum of 3.2 Earth masses, according to scientists from Spain and Hong Kong.
