Hei Ming Lai – Asian Scientist Magazine

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2024 Croucher Tak Wah Mak Innovation Award

Programming Silk For Wearable Electronics

Scientists have used calcium ions to modify silk fibroins, creating a reusable, biocompatible adhesive for electronic and pharmaceutical applications.

Health

Drug-Resistant Bacteria Linked To Higher In-Hospital Deaths In India

An international research group has demonstrated that multi-drug resistant or extensively drug resistant bacteria are becoming a threat to public health in India.

In the Lab

Neutrophils Used As ‘Trojan Horse’ To Target Brain Tumors

Scientists in China have loaded immune cells with nanoparticles containing an antitumor drug for cancer therapy and imaging.

In the Lab

Topical Gel Protects Farmers From Toxic Pesticides

A team of scientists in India have developed a gel to protect farmers against the neurotoxic effects of pesticides.

In the Lab

Crab Spiders: A Pitcher Plant’s Friend Indeed

In times of scarcity, crab spiders are beneficial to the slender pitcher plants they inhabit.

Features

Asia’s Scientific Trailblazers: Hideo Hosono

Thanks to the work of Japanese materials scientist Hideo Hosono, we now have much more efficient flat-screen TV displays.

In the Lab

Probiotic Bacteria Keep Staphylococcus At Bay

Bacillus, a type of bacteria commonly found in probiotics, prevents Staphylococcus aureus colonization of the gut and nose, according to scientists in Thailand and the US.

14 Billion Years Of Evolutionary History Condensed Into New Book

Wildtype Books launches Sydney Brenner’s 10-on-10: The Chronicles of Evolution, a book that tells the story of evolution from the Big Bang to the future.

In the Lab

How Cancer-Causing Viruses Evolved Alongside Humans

Genomic analyses reveal how cancer-causing human papillomaviruses evolved alongside our archaic ancestors.

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