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Columns

How To Work With Other Scientists

What’s the best and worst thing about working with a biologist, chemist, physicist, mathematician and an engineer?

In the Lab

East Asian Dust Storms Linked To Algal Blooms

Dust storms like the one that hit China in 2010 dump iron into the oceans, sparking massive algal blooms.

In the Lab

Reducing The Environmental Impact Of Leather Production

Researchers in India have used molten salt to treat leather and reduce its pollution profile.

Pharma

WuXi Raises US$240 Million In Series B Funding

The investment will accelerate the growth of WuXi NextCODE's platform infrastructure and bring new users onboard through precision medicine and diagnostics partnerships.

China Fires Up Its First Neutron Beam

The China Spallation Neutron Source has successfully produced a neutron beam for the first time.

Columns

Things I Would Tell My Younger Self

It's been said that hindsight is 20/20, and here, three eminent scientists answer the question: What would you tell your younger selves?

In the Lab

Single-Crystal Metals Make Buildings Earthquake-Resistant

Scientists in Japan have developed a cost-effective method to produce large single-crystal metals that can be used in earthquake-resistant construction materials.

Features

Exposing A Silent Killer: Liver Disease

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is set to become the number one cause of liver transplants, but innovative imaging modalities are paving the way for much needed new drugs.

Kenneth Leung Receives 2017 Biwako Prize For Ecology

Marine ecologist Professor Leung Kenneth Mei Yee has been awarded the 19^th Biwako Prize For Ecology in Japan.

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