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India Joins The Elite Satellite Navigation Club
The Indian Space Research Organisation has successfully launched its seventh and final navigation satellite, bringing India a step closer to independent satellite navigation.
Attracting Angels: Earl Valencia on S&T Investment
Earl Valencia set up the IdeaSpace Foundation to encourage innovation in the Philippines, where startup founders still face barriers to opportunities and angel investment.
Digesting DNA To Save Limbs From Snakebite
Treating mice with a DNA-digesting enzyme after a snakebite could prevent the destruction of tissue caused by saw-scaled viper venom.
The Women Of The Asian Scientist 100 (VIDEO)
From the co-discoverer of carbon nanotubes to the first Chinese woman to win a Nobel Prize, here are the 15 female scientists featured on the AS100 list.
Bacteria Attack With ‘Suicide Bombers’ (VIDEO)
Bacterial cells can quickly change from rod- to round-shaped and then explode, releasing cellular content into the surrounding environment to wreak more havoc.
Robot Almost Wins Short Story Writing Prize
Time to add "novelist" to the list of human occupations threatened by the advent of artificial intelligence.
Impatience Could Be A Sign Of Cellular Aging
Impatience and a risk-taking attitude could be indicators of shortened telomeres, which have been linked to aging and risk of chronic disease.
Breaking Bad, Bacteria-Style
Move over, yeast. These genetically modified Escherichia coli bacteria can produce 300 times more thebaine—a morphine precursor—from the same amount of sugar.
Test Tube Sperm Produce Apparently Healthy Offspring
Researchers have successfully coaxed stem cells into sperm-like cells that can produce healthy offspring.
