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Is Cancer In Poor Countries Too Big To Tackle?

If you think of global health as Mount Everest, cancer control would be a small flag at its peak.

Agents Of Change

People are influenced by their family, friends, colleagues and even strangers. This social sway can be measured by science, says SMU Visiting Professor Michael Macy.

Columns

China Builds World’s Largest Something

Just how accurate are the reports, chatter and hype surrounding China’s glittering new Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope?

Columns

The UN’s Role In Haiti’s Cholera Crisis

The UN has acknowledged its role in Haiti's cholera outbreak after much denial, and detective work by researchers that traced its origin to a UN camp. How did they do it?

In the Lab

Ooh, Wavy! These Soft Microbots Move Like Cilia

Big Hero 6's Hiro will be jealous. Korean researchers have developed microbots that can mimic the fluid movement of cilia.

Pharma

Thermo Fisher Scientific Strengthens Presence In South Korea

To address a growing demand for clinical services, Thermo Fisher Scientific has opened a good manufacturing practices standards facility in Seoul, South Korea.

Features

Professor Low Teck Seng has worn many hats: dean of engineering at NUS, founding principal of Republic Polytechnic, managing director of A*STAR, and now, CEO of Singapore’s National Research Foundation.

Features

A (Dino) Bone To Pick

Leo Tan, professor of biology at the National University of Singapore, was instrumental to the opening of Singapore's first natural history museum.

Academia

UNESCO: ASEAN Economy Community Likely To Spur Scientific Cooperation

The ASEAN Economic Community could also spur both the cross-border movement of researchers and greater specialization, in turn broadening cooperation in science and technology.

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