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HKU And Microsoft Team Up For AI Research
The partnership grants HKU researchers and students access to Microsoft’s AI platforms and will further research in healthcare, fintech and smart city applications.
Schizophrenia And Parkinson’s Disease Share Common Mechanism
Using mice bearing a specific chromosomal deletion, researchers have found that schizophrenia and early-onset Parkinson’s disease may share a common underlying pathway.
Turning Carbon Dioxide Into Hydrocarbon Fuels
Scientists in South Korea have developed photocatalysts that allow carbon dioxide to be converted into usable fuel using just sunlight.
Kenji Doya Receives 2018 Donald O. Hebb Award
The award recognizes Professor Kenji Doya’s achievements in developing artificial neural networks.
Compacting The Yeast Genome Into A Single Chromosome
Using the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing system, scientists in China have created single-chromosome yeast to study the evolutionary benefits or drawbacks of having multiple chromosomes.
Personalisation For Your Palate
If online retailers can tailor their offerings to the individual, so can the F&B industry, say the co-founders of TabSquare.
Takeda Commits US$100 Million To Regenerative Medicine Startup Ambys
Takeda has committed US$100 million to support the development of therapies for chronic liver diseases at Ambys.
44 New Planets Identified Beyond Our Solar System
Researchers in Japan, the US and Europe have confirmed the existence of 44 exoplanets and shed light on their sizes, temperatures and orbits.
Bioengineering A Synthetic Ion Channel
A team of researchers in Singapore has developed an artificial pore-forming ion channel which could be used to tackle cystic fibrosis, bacterial infections and cancer.
