Yu Min – Asian Scientist Magazine

Identifiable Human DNA Recovered From Mosquitoes

Human blood extracted from mosquitoes can be used for DNA analysis up to two days after feeding.

How Piles Of Pebbles Grow On An Asteroid

A new study shows how small pebbles hitting the surface of the asteroid Itokawa rebound from boulders but sink into pebble-rich regions.

In the Lab

Making Genetically-Modified Organisms Safer To Use

Requiring just nine genetic edits, this new method of making genetically-modified organisms is not only safer, but simpler.

In the Lab

Eating In Front Of A Mirror Makes Food Taste Better

Eating in front of a mirror—or even with a picture of yourself eating—makes food more appealing, a new study suggests.

In the Lab

Duck-Billed Dinosaur Is Japan’s Largest Complete Fossil

The 8-meter-long Mukawa dragon is the largest complete dinosaur fossil to be unearthed in Japan to date.

In the Lab

Removing Old Cells Could Prevent Arthritis

An experimental drug has been shown to prevent osteoarthritis in mice by selectively removing aged cells.

Health

Lightning-Fast Flu Virus Detector Is 100 Times More Sensitive

Researchers have used conducting polymers to develop a flu virus detector that is faster and a hundred times more sensitive than commercially available tests.

In the Lab

Artificial Intelligence Used To Decode Brain Signals And Read Minds

Researchers have used artificial intelligence to predict what a person sees or imagines based on brain scans.

In the Lab

Rice Domestication Traced To The Holocene

Radiocarbon dating has helped to trace rice domestication in China to approximately 10,000 years ago.

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