Yu Min – Asian Scientist Magazine

Ancient Marsupial Enjoyed Eating Escargot

Researchers have discovered the fossil remains of carnivorous Australian marsupials that ate snails and lived 15 million years ago.

In the Lab

Resistivity Of Carbon Nanocoils Increases With Coil Diameter

Researchers in Japan have shown that the resistivity of carbon nanocoils increases with coil diameter.

In the Lab

Teaching Predators With The Element Of Surprise

Lanternflies wait until they have been pecked at by birds before flashing their warning colors, so that the birds are conditioned to not eat other lanternflies.

In the Lab

Boron Maps Could Help Guide Fukushima Decommissioning

By mapping the distribution of boron compounds in molten debris, researchers can determine the re-criticality risk of the nuclear reactor in the plant.

In the Lab

‘Hammerhead’ Dinosaur Is The Oldest Herbivorous Marine Reptile

Atopodentatus unicus lived 242 million years ago and used its needle-like side teeth to filter-feed, much like a whale's baleen.

In the Lab

Attacking Tumors With Salmonella ‘Warheads’

The bacterium that causes dreaded food poisoning can be engineered to target tumors and inhibit their growth, while also delivering drugs.

In the Lab

How Axons Know To Grow In One Direction

The protein, myosin-Va, helps direct the growth of nerves by telling new pieces of axon where they should go.

Features

Beyond Wall Street to Suburban Streets

New research by SMU Assistant Professor Choi Hyun-Soo is uncovering the drivers behind household financial decision-making and the implications for the wider economy.

In the Lab

Astrocytes, The Gym Trainers Of Neurons

Astrocytes, once thought to play passive roles in the brain, are actually key to the regulation of neuron strength and neuronal changes in the brain.

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