Long Ran – Asian Scientist Magazine

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So drugs like Modafinil might just be able to enhance our brain power safely. But we scientists have long been using other stuff to help us get by.

Why is the Sun's corona even hotter than its core? The combined data from two satellites hints at an answer.

Pain-sensing neurons are guided to their rightful place by lipids secreted by supporting cells in the spinal cord.

Lycaenid butterflies secretes nutritious and mind altering nectar to keep attendant ants close by for protection.

The study of friction—tribology—is all the more important in our era of machination and automation.

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

A genetic screen has revealed that genes involved in RNA homeostasis also play a part in aging and longevity.

Scientists have used lipoprotein coated gold nanorods to desensitize pain receptors in cell culture.

An interdisciplinary team of researchers has developed a fluorescent molecule that can visualize germination of the parasitic plant, witchweed.