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Humans Evolved Dexterous Hands Before Agile Feet
A long-standing mystery in human evolution has been solved: humans evolved dextrous hands before developing the ability to walk on two legs.
Sting Exposes ‘Wild West’ Of Open-Access Publishing
A sting by the journal Science has exposed the poor quality of peer review in many open-access journals.
Boehringer Ingelheim Opens R&D Lab In China
Boehringer Ingelheim has opened a chemicals R&D laboratory Center of Competence in the Zhangjiang High-Tech Park in Shanghai.
NTU Spin-Off Amaranth Medical Raises US$20m Series B Financing
Nanyang Technological University spin-off Amaranth Medical has closed a US$20 million Series B financing round led by new investor DCP Management Pte. Ltd.
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.
