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Hunting For Disease Markers In ‘Junk’ DNA
An international team has developed a speedy new method to analyze thousands of noncoding variants and their links to diseases like diabetes.
A Forensic Approach To Detecting Illegal Cockatoo Trade
Illegal wildlife traders, beware! Ecologists in Hong Kong have developed a novel forensic tool for detecting the laundering of critically endangered cockatoos.
Wealth Gap Drives Global Wildlife Trade, Study Says
Wealth inequality is a key driver of global wildlife trade, with higher-income countries being the top consumers of wildlife products.
Asia Hits New Milestones In 2021 Times Higher Education Rankings
By improving upon research and industry indicators, Asia’s top universities are continuing to climb the 2021 THE World University Rankings.
Conditioning Devices Like Pavlov’s Dogs
By associating light with pressure, the new device opens the doors for technologies that can simultaneously process and store information like the human brain.
Asian Universities Shine In 2021 QS Rankings
As emerging global leaders in higher education, Asian universities show steady progress in the 2021 QS World University and Subject Rankings.
In It For The Long Haul
The phenomenon of long COVID shows that recovering from acute disease isn’t the end. What comes next matters too.
Finding New Uses For Old Leprosy Drugs
The leprosy drug clofazimine can block SARS-CoV-2 replication and even prevent the cytokine storm often seen in COVID-19 patients.
Asia’s Big Biomedical Bet Pays Off
From performing outsourced research and manufacturing generics, Asia's biomedical researchers are now among the world's most innovative.
