Yu Min – Asian Scientist Magazine

Stretchy Hydrogels Spur Tissue Engineering

An electrically conductive hydrogel that can withstand repeated stretching and bending could lead to the development of the next generation of implantable devices.

Academia

IHEP Becomes First Asian Member of Physics Literature Database

China's Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP) is the first Asian member of the INSPIRE high energy physics literature database.

In the Lab

The Geometry Of Genetic Coding

The specificity of the tRNA synthetase enzyme, and consequently protein translation, is due to geometric features determined by a single base pair known as the wobble base pair.

Pharma

MacroGenics & Takeda Develop Bi-Specific Antibodies For Autoimmune Diseases

MGD010, which simultaneously targets the cell surface receptors CD32B and CD78B, could help modulate B cell function without causing depletion.

In the Lab

The Surprising Way DHA Reaches The Brain

Scientists have found that the protein Mfsd2a transports DHA across the blood-brain barrier in the unexpected form of lysophosphatidylcholine.

In the Lab

Gene Associated With Cancer Drug Resistance Identified

Variations in the TEKT4 gene result in microtubule destabilization, possibly explaining how breast cancer cells develop resistance to the drug paclitaxel.

In the Lab

Rice Or Wheat? Crop Choice Could Influence Collectivism

Scientists suggest that growing the more labor-intensive crop of rice has led Southern Chinese to be more collectivist than their Northern wheat-growing counterparts.

In the Lab

How Cells Read Ubiquitination

Research by Taiwanese scientists reveals the role of K33 ubiquitination in protein trafficking.

In the Lab

Samsung Researchers Develop Method For Large-Scale Graphene Production

Armed with a new method of synthesis which facilitates large scale production, Samsung could use graphene in place of silicon for semiconductors in the future.

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