Di Li – Asian Scientist Magazine

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When grown on a ‘fiber-on-fiber’ matrix, 95 percent of the pluripotent stem cells formed colonies.

Scientists have mimicked the development of a whole human eye in a 2D lab culture, paving the way for futuristic cornea reconstruction techniques.

Reprogramming invariant natural killer T cells in the lab increases their potency and helps them seek out and kill cancer cells.

From waxing lyrical about the hope of life, to boldly lauding the potential of the Asian market, who knew scientists could be such poets?

Gene Yeo uses genetics to explore how defects in RNA processing contribute to diseases such as neurodegeneration.

A tumor suppressor protein called ARF may be the reason why the naked mole-rat can live up to 30 years and almost never show any type of cancer.

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) from food reduces the severity of seizures in mice by causing more estrogen to be produced in the brain, researchers say.

While Western countries continue to dominate the world ranking of universities, Asia is becoming increasingly visible.

Neurons called Ocean cells are responsible for encoding time and place in episodic memories, scientists say.