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Asians Are Feeling Climate Change And Want To Adapt

Extreme weather and hotter temperatures are reducing crop production, and Asia is struggling to adapt to climate change.

Academia

To Dissect Or Not To Dissect

Is dissection the most efficient way to study anatomy, or simply a rite of passage? Ivan Seah discusses pioneering new techniques in the study of anatomy.

Features

Introducing India’s Rae Bareli Education Hub

Here is a question for non-Indians who are interested in India's higher education: Who, what and where is Rae Bareli?

Features

China’s Pharma Scandal And The Ethics Of The Global Drug Market

Scientists, clinicians and regulators are worried that tainted and counterfeit medicines are potentially being manufactured in China.

In the Lab

Extraordinary ‘Missing Link’ Fossil Fish Found In China

A spectacular new 419 million year old fossil of an armored fish called Entelognathus has been unearthed in China.

Royal Society President Sir Paul Nurse Visits Chinese Academy Of Sciences

President of the Royal Society Sir Paul Nurse gave a lecture at the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences during his first official visit to China.

In the Lab

Marine Microbes Are Ocean Travellers

Researchers have shown for the first time the impact of ocean currents on the distribution and abundance of marine micro-organisms.

Features

Quality Not Quantity: Measuring The Impact Of Published Research

Professor Warwick Anderson, CEO of Australia's NHMRC, discusses how the real impact of published research should be measured.

In the Lab

Snails, Mussels And Squids Guide Production of Novel Biomaterials

A wide range of biologically inspired materials may now be possible by combining protein studies, materials science and RNA sequencing.

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