Yu Min – Asian Scientist Magazine

Removing Old Cells Could Prevent Arthritis

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

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.

Pharma

GRAIL And Cirina Join Forces For Early Cancer Detection

GRAIL and Cirina have entered an agreement to form a global company focused on the early detection of cancer.

In the Lab

Chinese Wild Geese Are ‘Prisoners’ In Their Own Wetlands

Spending their winters in China’s Yangtze River wetlands isn’t working for migratory geese, scientists have found.

In the Lab

Using Holographs To Move & Bend Cells At Will

Researchers in South Korea have used laser holography to control the movement of irregularly shaped microscopic objects including red blood cells.

In the Lab

This Tiny Worm Is A Math Wizard

Researchers have found that roundworms decide where to move by integrating and differentiating signals from their environment.

In the Lab

Salt Turns Ordinary Masks Into Virus Killers

Treating ordinary surgical masks with salt makes them capable of trapping and killing viruses like SARS.

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