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Concern Over Unsafe Abortions In Papua New Guinea

Health experts are concerned about the number of unsafe abortions taking place in Papua New Guinea (PNG).

Sydney Brenner@GYSS: Let’s Study Humans In A Dish

Speaking at the inaugural Global Young Scientists Summit 2013 in Singapore, Nobel Laureate Dr. Sydney Brenner says that we should all study humans in a dish.

Features

A Chat With A*STAR Chief Scientist, Professor Sir David Lane – Part II

In Part II of our interview with A*STAR’s chief scientist, Prof. Sir David Lane, we discuss Cyclacel, A*STAR, and Singapore's R&D landscape.

In the Lab

Mutant HIV Protein Turns On Itself

Researchers in Australia have developed a way to use HIV to beat HIV in the laboratory.

Academia

OPINION: India’s Underperforming Higher Education Sector

With the exception of a handful of universities, institutes, and research centers, India's higher education institutions are of poor quality, writes Dr. Pushkar.

Academia

Chia-Chiao Lin, MIT Institute Professor Emeritus, Has Died At 96

Chia-Chiao Lin, an Institute Professor Emeritus at MIT who played a pivotal role in the development of applied mathematics both in the United States and in China, died Sunday in Beijing.

Academia

Typhoon-Hit Schools In The Philippines To Reopen

Thousands of children across the typhoon-hit island of Mindanao will return to school today.

Academia

Teaching Children To Read Through Phonics May Be Disadvantageous In The Long Term

Researchers have found that children learn to read primarily by storing words in the brain and suggest that teaching children to read through phonics may be disadvantageous to them later in life.

Academia

UK Proposes Math Education Reform To Catch Up With Asia

U.K. Education Secretary Michael Gove is advocating for compulsory math education up to the age of 18 for all U.K. students.

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