Emi Ito – Asian Scientist Magazine

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Song Kiseok has been awarded the 2014 Marconi Society Paul Baran Young Scholar Award.

The self-powered heart pacemaker could reduce the need for repeated surgery to replace batteries.

Scientists have synthesized a defect-free graphene-like material using polymers, accelerating the development of cheap and efficient solar cells.

A single round of ATP binding provides sufficient energy for the disassembly of the SNARE complex in an explosive burst.

Inviragen, Inc. has initiated the second stage of an ongoing Phase II study of DENVax™, its investigational dengue vaccine.

Researchers in Southeast Asia have identified two genetic variants associated with increased susceptibility to severe dengue fever.

Sri Lanka is making progress in the battle against mosquito-borne dengue fever, say health officials.

Sri Lankan health personnel have reported a three-fold increase in the number of recorded dengue fever cases in the first quarter of this year.

Pakistani health officials are bracing for a surge in dengue fever cases as the country enjoys its first monsoon showers this week.