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Stem Cell-Based Drug Granted Chinese Patent

The bone marrow-based drug is indicated for the treatment of critical limb ischemia, a common complication of diabetes.

China’s Ebola Diagnostic Kit Approved By WHO

Shanghai ZJ Bio-Tech's Ebola test kit has received both Chinese FDA and WHO approval.

WuXi To Build World’s Largest Mammalian Cell Culture Facility

To be completed in January 2017, the cell culture facility will feature disposable bioreactors.

Lower Air Pollution, Higher Birth Weight

The ‘natural experiment’ if the 2008 Beijing Olympics showed that even a short-term improvement in air quality could impact pregnancies in their eighth month.

Data Reveals A Century Of Spectacular Wheat Yields In China

China's wheat productivity has gone from one tonne per hectare in 1945 to five tonnes per hectare in 2013.

7 Must-Read Stories In April 2015

Could sodium replace lithium in batteries and could current DNA sequencing technology be displaced by graphene? Read here to find out more!

China’s Future TB Rates Likely To Be Driven By The Elderly

TB vaccines that work well in the elderly could be key to stemming the disease in China, scientists say.

Embryo Editing Paper Stirs Scientific Controversy

Hot on the heels of a call for a moratorium, researchers in China have successfully edited the genome of human embryos.

The Case For Keeping Viral Hepatitis In The SDGs

Exacting a death toll similar to that of HIV, viral hepatitis should remain a public health priority, especially for Asia, Joel Adriano writes.