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Of Shady Journals & Bored Students

India's elite institutions must take the lead in addressing the menace of fake journals and uninterested students, writes Dr. Pushkar.

Academia

Elsevier Award For Women Scientists In Developing Countries

The Elsevier Foundation, OWSD and TWAS have opened their call for nominations for the 2014 Elsevier Foundation Awards.

Scientists Back Roadmap To Rid World Of Polio By 2018

Around 400 scientists from 80 countries have come together to declare that polio could be wiped off the face of the Earth in five years.

Singapore Ranked Second In IT Readiness By World Economic Forum

The Nordic countries and the Asian Tigers dominate a 2013 World Economic Forum ranking of IT-ready economies.

In the Lab

Taiwanese Scientists Develop A Saliva Test For DNA Damage & Cancer Risk

Scientists in Taiwan have developed a new test to measure the amount of carcinogens attached to our DNA just by testing our spit.

Features

WWF Freshwater Director, Dr. Li Lifeng, Talks To Asian Scientist Magazine

Asian Scientist Magazine chats with Dr. Li Lifeng, Director of the WWF International Freshwater Program, who tells us that solving the water, energy, and food equation for the world has to be a global priority.

In the Lab

A*STAR Scientists Target Intracellular Oncoprotein With Antibodies

A*STAR scientists have used antibodies to target proteins within the cancer cell which were previously thought to be inaccessible.

In the Lab

Queen Bee Or Worker Bee? That Depends On The Honeybee’s Mitochondria.

A new study explains the biochemical basis behind the famous caste system that dominates honeybee colonies,.

Asian World Health Summit Opens In Shadow Of H7N9 Threat

More than 900 delegates have gathered at the World Health Summit Asia 2013 in Singapore to discuss the issues and challenges in public health facing Asia.

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