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PeptiDream & Ipsen To Expand Peptide Drug Collaboration

PeptiDream Inc., and Ipsen have expanded the scope of their collaboration to discover, evaluate, potentially develop and launch therapeutic peptides.

Asians Are Feeling Climate Change And Want To Adapt

Extreme weather and hotter temperatures are reducing crop production, and Asia is struggling to adapt to climate change.

New View Of Dengue Fever

Researchers have produced a “humanized mouse” to study how the mosquito-borne dengue virus depletes blood platelets.

Children More Distracting Than Mobile Phones

Researchers in Australia have found that children are 12 times more distracting to a driver than talking on a mobile phone while driving.

7 Must-Read Stories In September 2013

Here are seven must-read articles from the September 2013 issue of Asian Scientist Magazine.

Oxbridge Biotech Roundtable: Sustaining A Biotech Ecosystem In Singapore

Is the biotech ecosystem in Singapore truly self-sustaining? A senior panel of speakers shared their views at the recent Oxbridge Biotech Roundtable session.

Scientists Regenerate Functional Salivary And Tear Glands In Mice

Researchers have engineered salivary and tear glands and transplanted them successfully into mice.

To Dissect Or Not To Dissect

Is dissection the most efficient way to study anatomy, or simply a rite of passage? Ivan Seah discusses pioneering new techniques in the study of anatomy.

Introducing India’s Rae Bareli Education Hub

Here is a question for non-Indians who are interested in India's higher education: Who, what and where is Rae Bareli?