Can Li – Asian Scientist Magazine

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Genetic engineering has helped researchers in China increase the levels of artemisinin in the leaves of the sweet wormwood plant.

Adding carbon nanotubes to reverse osmosis membranes helps them withstand chlorine exposure without reducing their desalination abilities.

As the oceans warm up, symbiotic alga start to grow at the expense of their coral hosts.

Researchers have identified a panel of 29 extracellular matrix genes that can determine how different lung cancer patients respond to treatment.

Corals that have a better capacity to deal with environmental stressors, such as bleaching, can be identified from their individual genetic makeup.

Dredging and land reclamation have destroyed Singapore’s reefs, but shallow areas have staged a strong comeback.

Researchers in Japan have developed a hydrogenated diamond circuit that remains operational at 300 degrees Celsius.

When organized into a well-ordered film, viruses can act as a heat-dissipating material, researchers say.

Almost 90 percent of Japanese travelers in a small study were found to have picked up antibiotic-resistant bacteria from short trips to Vietnam.