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Hydogels Help Hep C Drugs Go The Distance

Hydrogel delivery of PEGylated interferon could help reduce the frequency of treatment for hepatitis C patients to once every two months.

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A Clarion Call To Women Scientists To Share Their Stories

Dr. Debalina Dutta of the National University of Singapore is undertaking an ambitious project to study the careers of 100 women scientists in Singapore.

Taking Nano Big: A Conversation With Subbu Venkatraman

We speak to Professor Subbu Venkatraman, founding director of the NTU-Northwestern Nanomedicine Institute, on how he is leading an international effort to ramp up nanomedical research in Singapore.

A Charged Partnership: Unlikely Partners In The Antibiotics Arms Race

Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat to global health. By combining their expertise, a cancer drug delivery researcher and a technology giant might just have come up with a solution to prevent the slide into a post-antibiotic era.

The Secrets of Traditional Asian Beauty

We take a look at ancient natural beauty remedies that Asian women have been using for centuries.

Taxing By The Pound

As Asia transitions from battling infectious microbes to battling the bulge, can a controversial 'fat tax' in Japan keep waistlines under control?

10 Asian Biotech Innovations To Watch In 2015

Check out these Asian biotech innovations that might soon be reaching a market near you!

It Takes Three To Clap: Helping Renewable Energy Soar In Asia

A high-level panel at the World Economic Forum on East Asia discussed a trifecta of changes in policy, technology and education that are needed to help renewable energy take flight in the region.

Let Them Eat Waste: The Microbes Helping To Clean Up Fukushima

Dealing with radioactive waste is a tall order, but the solution could lie with very small microorganisms.

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