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GYSS 2014: Is Red Meat Consumption Linked To Colorectal Cancer?

At the Global Young Scientists Summit 2014, Nobel Laureate Harald zur Hausen discusses the link between high consumption of red meat and colorectal cancer.

Features

GYSS 2014: Making Diseases Personal

Nobel Laureate Aaron Ciechanover speaks to budding researchers at the Global Young Scientists Summit 2014 on the revolution of personalized medicine.

In the Lab

Study Shows That Babies Can Detect Different Languages

Babies understand that people who speak different languages use words differently, according to a study.

Study: Tripling Tobacco Taxes Could Prevent 200m Premature Deaths

Tripling tobacco tax globally would prevent 200 million premature deaths this century from lung cancer and other diseases, researchers say.

Features

Cities Are the Future Of India’s Higher Education

Professor Pushkar of BITS Pilani-Goa discusses the importance of building new universities in cities to raise the quality of higher education in India.

In the Lab

Telecoupling Shows Global Impact Of China’s Forestation Efforts

MSU professor Jianguo Liu dissects the global impact of China’s struggle to preserve and expand its forests even as its cities and population balloon.

Academia

7 Cool Science Destinations In Singapore

Who knew that a tiny little island called Singapore could contain so many spectacular science destinations?

Features

Southeast Asia Going Nuclear

Southeast Asian countries are pushing forward in the use of nuclear power technology, says Barry Desker, Dean of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies.

Features

Housing Finance Systems That Can Weather Storms

Resilient housing finance systems are crucial for global economic stability and to solve housing affordability problems in both developed and emerging economies, says SMU Professor Phang Sock Yong.

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