Can Li – Asian Scientist Magazine

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

In north-eastern Indian tea gardens, the presence of leopards does not necessarily lead to conflicts with people.

Researchers have created self-assembling molecules which can be broken down by ultraviolet light to recombine into novel and exotic shapes.

The structure of a protein that hides embryos from the immune system of their mothers could help scientists design new immune-suppressing drugs.

Healthy neighbors surrounding a pre-cancerous cell cause changes in its metabolism, ultimately forcing it out of the epithelial tissue.

Blocking VEGF-A or its receptor could help prevent the remodelling of the thyroid gland associated with thyroid disease, scientists say.

Scientists have developed a method that can discriminate how different drugs form complexes with their targets.

Researchers can control the movements of a turtle through a parasitic robot mounted on its carapace.

A new study shows that even a small amount of bird poop is enough to produce noticeable changes in the nutrient conditions of the water.