Lu Ke – Asian Scientist Magazine

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Scientists have mimicked the development of a whole human eye in a 2D lab culture, paving the way for futuristic cornea reconstruction techniques.

Reprogramming invariant natural killer T cells in the lab increases their potency and helps them seek out and kill cancer cells.

From waxing lyrical about the hope of life, to boldly lauding the potential of the Asian market, who knew scientists could be such poets?

Gene Yeo uses genetics to explore how defects in RNA processing contribute to diseases such as neurodegeneration.

A tumor suppressor protein called ARF may be the reason why the naked mole-rat can live up to 30 years and almost never show any type of cancer.

While Western countries continue to dominate the world ranking of universities, Asia is becoming increasingly visible.

The effect of China's two-child policy on the shrinking workforce and rapid population aging may not be felt for two decades.

Professor Udupi Ramachandra Rao, who passed away on July 24, 2017, is credited for launching India's ambitious space program.

Amateur fossil collectors in Japan have discovered an iconic marine diving bird heralded as the best-preserved hesperornithiform specimen from Asia.