Emi Ito – Asian Scientist Magazine

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The discovery that NS1 triggers vascular leakage via TLR4 suggests that drugs against bacterial sepsis could be repurposed to treat dengue.

Depriving cancer stem cells of specific peptides could be one way to prevent leukemia from recurring, scientists say.

Thanks to its feeding habits, the oriental latrine fly could just play a major role in food and environmental sustainability.

Benjamin Tee and Rikki Muller have been named global finalists of the MIT Tech Review's ‘35 Innovators Under 35’ list.

The jointly developed insecticide could help curb the spread of insecticide-resistant mosquitoes.

India has built the world's first power neutral airport, saving 18 million units of power per year.

A total of 24 winners received their prizes at the inaugural Asian Scientist Writing Prize 2015 held at the Science Centre Singapore.

Using a simple behavioral test, scientists found two neuromodulatory signaling molecules underlying non-associative learning in C. elegans.

As a semiconductor material, phosphorene is lighter and thinner than silicon, opening up the possibility of interesting new devices.