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Studying Animals To Improve Human Health

Research into animals, both common and obscure, are yielding insights into human health that are not always expected, writes Shuzhen Sim.

In the Lab

Influenza Virus Breaks Through Protective Mucus Net During Infection

Researchers have shown how influenza A viruses snip through a protective mucus net to both infect respiratory cells and later cut their way out to infect other cells.

In the Lab

Small Non-Coding RNAs Can Cross The Placenta, Scientists Say

Researchers claim that small exogenous RNAs from plants eaten by a mother can cross the placenta and affect fetal development.

Experts Discuss Latest In Hematology Research At Suntec Singapore

Hematology experts gathered at Suntec Singapore from March 29-30, 2014 to discuss the latest in blood disorders research.

In the Lab

Sanofi’s Dengue Vaccine Promising But Offers Incomplete Protection

A late-stage clinical trial has shown that Sanofi's dengue vaccine reduces dengue hemorrhagic fever by 89 percent but does not protect against serotype 2.

GHIT Awards Seven New Grants Amounting To US$15.3 Million

Research in the neglected tropical diseases of dengue, malaria and Chagas disease receive a US$15.3 million boost in funding from GHIT.

Features

Bridging The Gaps In Asian Vaccine Development

Countries in Asia hope that home-grown, locally manufactured vaccines will meet domestic needs, but considerable challenges stand in the way, say experts and industry leaders at the World Vaccine Congress Asia.

Technology

ToolGen & KAIST To Collaborate On Biofuel Gene Editing

KAIST partners gene editing company ToolGen to develop methods of increasing biofuel yield from microalgae.

Song Kiseok Named 2014 Marconi Society Young Scholar

Song Kiseok has been awarded the 2014 Marconi Society Paul Baran Young Scholar Award.

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