Tan Eng King – Asian Scientist Magazine

Please Mind The (Curiosity) Gap

Singapore’s education system produces individuals with excellent technical competency, but curiosity may be needed if a quantum leap is to be made in an innovation economy.

In the Lab

RNA Processing Defect Causes Motor Neuron Death

Impairment of the RNA processing pathway in motor neurons is responsible for their death in Lou Gehrig's disease.

In the Lab

Mapping The Brain’s Cholinergic Neuron Circuits

Scientists in China have generated a precise 3D whole-brain atlas of the cholinergic system in the human brain.

Pharma

First Dengue Vaccine In Asia Approved In The Philippines

Dengvaxia®, the world's first dengue vaccine, has been approved for use in the Philippines.

Health

Pfizer’s Pneumonia Vaccine Patent Challenged In India

Pfizer’s pneumonia vaccine patent has come under legal challenge in India.

Technology

Hydrogels That Grow Like Living Tissues

A team of researchers in Singapore and the US have created hydrogels that grow like biological tissues.

Features

Sense And Sustainability

Cheap, easy-to-install sensors, improved wireless networking technologies and powerful big data analytics are helping businesses cut costs and go green at the same time.

Features

From Dwellings To Digital Assets

Singapore-based startup REIDAO’s novel use of blockchain technology is poised to level the playing field in real estate investment.

Features

Hitting The Master SWITCH For Innovation

At #SWITCHSG17, innovators, entrepreneurs and many more gathered to reimagine the future—and to work on using technology to get us there.

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