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How T-cells Tip COVID-19 From Mild To Severe
According to scientists from Japan, the difference between mild and severe cases of COVID-19 may lie in the extreme activation of T-cells as they react to the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
How Blind Football Players Stay On The Ball
Out of sight, out of mind? Not quite—by rotating their heads, blind footballers can accurately track incoming balls.
Automating The Evolution Of Antimicrobial Resistance
To deepen their understanding of antimicrobial resistance, researchers have developed a robotic system that could evolve bacteria in bulk after exposure to different antibiotics.
Celebrating Five Years Of The Asian Scientist 100
Asian Scientist Magazine’s new white paper marks five years of celebrating Asia’s leading scientists with a deep dive into their stories of discovery and innovation.
Manipulating Materials On The Quantum Scale
With the help of tiny scaffolds called dendrimers, researchers from Japan have developed a new way to precisely control the production of quantum-sized materials.
Fugaku Boosts Singapore’s Supercomputing Resources
A new collaboration will soon allow Singapore-based researchers to directly access Japan’s Fugaku—the world’s fastest supercomputer.
Crafting A Cancer Killer
Given cancer’s many faces, scientists from Japan are tapping onto novel techniques to synthesize new drugs against the disease.
Sniffing Out The Evolution Of Rodent Pheromones
According to researchers in Japan, rodent pheromones may have originated from a combination of two ancient vertebrate genes.
Japan’s Fugaku Keeps Crown As World’s Fastest Supercomputer
Named after Japan’s highest peak, Fugaku lived up to its reputation as the world’s most powerful supercomputer by leading the TOP500 rankings—again.
