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Chinese Scientist Wins 2016 Tang Prize For CRISPR-Cas9 Breakthrough

The Prize honors Drs. Emmanuelle Charpentier, Jennifer A. Doudna and Zhang Feng, all of whom contributed to the development of precision gene editing tools.

LED Technology Helps Monitor Safety At Construction Sites

By turning blue, yellow or red, the LED device can indicate irregularities and titlting at building sites—useful in countries with low literacy rates.

Most Distant Oxygen Ever Detected Is 13.1 Billion Light Years Away

This discovery provides firm evidence of oxygen in the very early Universe, only 700 million years after the Big Bang.

The Identity Crisis Of Sex-Reversed Bearded Dragons

Sex reversal changes a male dragon into a female in terms of reproductive biology—but he/she retains many male-like personality characteristics.

Sorrento, 3SBio Enter Immunotherapy Joint Venture In China

The joint venture agreement will develop and commercialize proprietary immunotherapies using chimeric antigen receptor T-cell technology.

Biomaterials ‘Spin’ Doctor

In somewhat of a happy accident, Teoh Swee Hin was inspired by a pregnant graduate student to develop a cell bioreactor that rotates like a baby in the mother’s womb.

2016 QS Uni Rankings: Singapore Universities Retain Their Lead

The National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore are first and third respectively in this year's rankings.

Why Are Law And Medicine So Popular In Singapore?

Being a doctor or a lawyer is a popular aspiration for many Singaporeans, and earning power is just one of many reasons behind it.

Smell Is A Democracy, Not A Dictatorship

Odors activate neuronal structures called glomeruli in the brain; the fruit fly's smell preference depends on most, if not all, of them.