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Cell Therapy May Slow Down Age-Macular Degeneration

A Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of a severe form of eye disease is the first study to show the benefit of a therapy to slow the progression of vision loss.

In the Lab

Scientists Decipher Genomic Sequence of Australia’s Iconic Kangaroo

The publication of the first kangaroo genome sequence is a cause to cheer in Australia, where it is a national icon, appearing on the country's coat of arms, currency, and national airline symbol.

In the Lab

Study Finds Stem Cells In Deer Antler

Deer antlers are reported to contain multipotent stem cells that may have applications in veterinary tissue regenerative therapies.

Academia

Chia-Chiao Lin, MIT Institute Professor Emeritus, Has Died At 96

Chia-Chiao Lin, an Institute Professor Emeritus at MIT who played a pivotal role in the development of applied mathematics both in the United States and in China, died Sunday in Beijing.

Pharma

Sihuan Pharma Acquires TCM Drug Maker For US$120 Million

Chinese cardio-cerebral drug company Sihuan Pharmaceutical has acquired TCM-maker Vinise Pharmaceutical for US$120 million.

In the Lab

Fossils From Australia Suggest Primitive Animals Had 20-20 Vision

Palaeontologists have uncovered half-a-billion-year-old fossils of compound eyes, confirming that primitive animals had excellent vision.

Tibet Has Cleanest Air On Earth, Study

A new study has found that Tibetans around the sacred Nam Co Lake in Tibet breathe in almost perfectly clean air.

South Korea Does U-Turn On ‘Scientific’ Whale Hunt

South Korea announced last week that it may abruptly scrap plans to hunt whales for 'scientific' purposes.

Academia

Bristol-Myers Squibb And Tsinghua University Enter Research Partnership

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Tsinghua University of Beijing, China, announced this Monday the formation of a multi-year research partnership.

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