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2015 Laureates Of The Shaw Prize Announced
The 2015 Shaw Prizes have been awarded to Mr. William Borucki, Professors Bonnie Bassler, Everett Peter, Gerd Faltings and Henryk Iwaniec.
Why Asian Students Excel At Maths And Science
What explains the stellar performance of Asian students, even when they study in the US?
Cipla To Distribute Nasal Flu Vaccine In India
Cipla will market SII's NasovacS vaccine, a painless influenza vaccine that can boost herd immunity.
Seeing Past TB’s Sugar Coating
Using a glycan array, researchers have identified a protein secreted by the pancreas that plays a role in recognizing Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
LPCs Essential For Human Brain Growth
Scientists have shown that the lysophosphatidylcholine transporter Mfsd2a is important for normal brain development in humans.
Spiral Arms Cradle Baby Stars
Giant spiral arms surrounding massive molecular gas cores protect proto-stars from radiation and mechanical feedback, allowing stars to form.
Brain Cancer Patients With ‘T allele’ Live 5 Months Longer
The T allele is also predictive of a positive response to the standard cancer treatment, temozolomide.
In The Heat: India’s Heatwave And The Future Crisis
Even as the death toll from India's heatwave continues to rise, there is more to come in the form of crop damage, writes Liz Hanna.
The Science Of Identity
Fingerprint and retina scanners may have entered popular culture, but how widely accepted are biometric technologies and what are the issues concerning their use?
