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Brain-Eating Amoebae Be Gone!
Scientists in Malaysia have discovered that anti-seizure drugs coupled with silver nanoparticles could be used to kill brain-eating amoebae.
HKU Professor Elected To US National Academy Of Medicine
HKU professor Gabriel Leung was recognized for his contributions to infectious disease epidemiology and control.
Uncovering A 400-Million-Year-Old Pheromone Sensor
A research group in Japan has discovered a pheromone-sensing gene that predates land-dwelling vertebrates.
Switching It Up: How Sex Role-Reversed Insects Store More Semen
A tiny switching valve in the female penis of the Brazilian cave insect Neotrogla allows the creatures to store multiple sperm capsules, say researchers in Japan.
Seeing The Ebola Virus Up Close
Scientists in Japan have obtained a near-atomic resolution model of an important Ebola virus protein.
In Pursuit Of Perfect Metal Crystals
Scientists in South Korea have devised a technique to obtain large single crystals of copper, nickel, cobalt, platinum or palladium.
Making Lung Cancer Immunotherapy More Personal
Patient responses could be better assessed by monitoring nivolumab binding to T-cells as well as the proliferation status of T-cells, researchers say.
Cleaner Power Sources Could Save 26 Million Years Of Life
Eliminating emissions by switching to cleaner power sources could add years to people’s lives in China and India, according to a study by scientists in the US.
Discoverer Of GFP Osamu Shimomura Dies At 90 (In Memoriam)
Professor Osamu Shimomura’s discovery of green fluorescent protein in 1962 continues to shed light on the biomolecular pathways of biology.
