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Singapore Installs Its First Long-Span Wind Turbine
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and energy company ENGIE have deployed Singapore's first long-span wind turbine at Singapore's Semakau Landfill.
Growing New Forests Using Drought-Resistant Jojoba
Improvements to jojoba proliferation and breeding methods could lead to the reforestation of deserts in Egypt.
The Pathway Of Lung Cancer Progression
Targeting a protein that enhances the invasiveness of cancer cells could help treat lung cancer, researchers say.
Scientists Create Amoeba-Like Polymers In The Lab
Amoeba-like fluids that can spontaneously switch between gel and sol states may one day be used to make soft machines.
Aristolochic Acid In Traditional Chinese Medicine Linked To Cancer
A known mutagen associated with kidney and urinary tract cancers, aristolochic acid has now been linked to liver cancers as well.
UK And India To Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance
The Yusuf and Farida Hamied Foundation has pledged £450,000 to the UK's Academy of Medical Sciences to launch an exchange program focused on antimicrobial resistance.
Six Ways To Spot A Scientist
Scientists may hang up their lab coats at the end of the workday, but certain mannerisms don't change even outside the lab.
Pandemic Potential Of Avian Flu On The Rise
Scientists in Japan have demonstrated that a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu may be passed on to humans more easily and have greater pandemic potential.
Turning Predatory Bacteria Into ‘Living Antibiotics’
By manipulating the behavior of bacteria that feed on other bacteria, scientists in Japan are one step closer to developing a ‘living antibiotic’ that could be used to treat infections.
