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Treatment For Deadly Nipah On The Horizon
The monoclonal antibody m102.4 prevents death in primates infected with Nipah virus even when administered 5 days after infection.
“Virtual Water” Accounting Tracks China’s Supply
A method of modelling "virtual water" in China has shown that water usage for agriculture can be reduced without compromising food security.
Japan & ADB Establish US$17 Million Low-Carbon Tech Fund
The US$17.65 million Japan Fund for the Joint Crediting Mechanism aims to help developing countries embrace low carbon technologies by overcoming the barriers of high initial investment.
Singapore & New Zealand Launch Joint Nutrition Research Projects
Singapore's A*STAR and New Zealand's Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment have jointly set aside US$3 million for food and nutrition research.
Asian Migrants’ Changing Diets
An analysis of New Zealand's 2008/09 Adult National Nutrition survey has shown that Asian migrants are more likely to adopt Western diets the longer they live abroad.
Genetic Landscape Of ‘Cantonese Cancer’ Mapped
A study of over 100 nasopharyngeal cancer patients has uncovered the genetic basis of the disease and identified possible drug targets.
Stretchy Hydrogels Spur Tissue Engineering
An electrically conductive hydrogel that can withstand repeated stretching and bending could lead to the development of the next generation of implantable devices.
Manipulating Proteins With Light
Scientists from Korea's IBS have developed a method of controlling protein functions without drugs that could have widespread applications in cancer and signal transduction research.
3SBio & Selecta To Develop Non-Immunogenic Gout Drug
By combining pegsiticase with Selecta's synthetic vaccine particle platform, 3SBio hopes to develop an anti-gout drug that will not be affected by drug resistance.
