Hei Ming Lai – Asian Scientist Magazine

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Plants Conquered Land 500 Million Years Ago

Scientists in China and the UK have used fossil evidence and genomic data to demonstrate that land plants first appeared about 500 million years ago.

In the Lab

Bacteria Spews Cyanide To Fend Off Predators

A team of scientists in South Korea have revealed how one bacterium inhibits predators with cyanide.

In the Lab

Zombie Algae Reveal How Multicellular Animals Move

Scientists in Japan have used ‘zombie algae’ to better understand how multicellular organisms move in response to light stimulation.

Columns

Growing The Model Organism Menagerie

Yeast, flies and worms may be mainstays in biology laboratories, but non-traditional model organisms like salamanders, giant protists and tardigrades are fast becoming easier to study.

Features

Intuition In The Age Of Information

Data may rule the digital age, but it cannot completely replace gut instinct and business experience, says Professor Li Yan of ESSEC Business School, Asia-Pacific.

Makoto Fujita Receives The 2018 Wolf Prize In Chemistry

For his outstanding contributions to metal-guided synthesis, Professor Makoto Fujita was awarded the 2018 Wolf Prize in chemistry.

Health

Mobile Phones Worsen Healthcare Inequality In India

Families in India with no mobile phones have lower access to private health services, and this may discriminate against poorer households.

In the Lab

Untangling The Web Of Illegal Wildlife Trade

By analyzing over 370,000 records of wildlife trade between 2004 and 2013, researchers have found that the networks of illegal wildlife trade are more complex than previously understood.

In the Lab

Asia’s Bee Mites Alarmingly Resistant

A study of the Tropilaelaps mercedesae genome has revealed that conventional mite control strategies might not work.

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