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AstraZeneca Expands Presence in Asia With Deals in China and Japan
AstraZeneca has entered a strategic alliance with WuXi AppTech and acquired Takeda's respiratory business.
Scientists Pinpoint Gene That Controls Shoot Branching
Introducing the EXB1 gene makes plants sprout excessive branches by activating RAX genes, study says.
Parasites Kill Honey Bees By Manipulating miRNA
Fungal parasites are able to change the expression patterns of 17 honey bee miRNAs, potentially disrupting over 400 target genes.
530 million Year Old Mud Dragons Found
The first fossils of mud dragons have been found, tracing their ancestry to the Cambrian period.
Rising Obesity Risk Among China’s ‘Left Behind Children’
Children left behind in rural China while their parents head to the cities for work face an increased risk of obesity, research suggests.
Why The Crab-Eating Frog Can Tolerate Salty Environments
A comparitve transcriptomics study has revealed the rapid evolution of kidney-related genes that make the crab-eating frog the only frog able to live in salty water.
HKU Mathematician Mok Ngai-ming Elected To CAS
Professor Mok Ngai-ming has been elected to the Chinese Academy of Sciences in recognition of his contributions to mathematics in Hong Kong and Mainland China.
Fosun And Wenzhou TCM Hospital To Establish Geriatrics Hospital
Fosun Pharma and Wenzhou TCM hospital have joined hands to open a geriatrics hospital to help cope with the area's rapidly aging population.
Asia’s Rising Scientists: Liu Kai
Could we one day help those with spinal cord injuries walk again? This month's rising scientist Assistant Professor Liu Kai is working on it!
