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Does Giving Rewards Solve Social Dilemmas?
Second order rewards, where individuals are incentivized to contribute to the incentives of others, are necessary for cooperative groups, scientists say.
An All-Asian Top Five For OECD’s Education Rankings
Students from Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan have topped the OECD rankings for mathematics and science.
Japan’s NCC & Takeda Enter Research Partnership
The collaboration between the National Cancer Center and Takeda is part of a wider academic-industrial effort to develop new medicines.
Smaller Nanoparticles Deliver Cancer Drugs To The Lymph Nodes
The polymeric micelle drug delivery system could be useful for the development of non-surgical treatments for cancers that have spread to the lymph nodes.
Drug Testing Made Easy With 3D Artificial Heart
By mimicking the electrophysiology of the heart with 20 million cardiac cells, researchers hope to develop more realistic drug screening tools.
Looking For Connections? Check The DNA ‘Phonebook’
Using a modified Capture Hi-C method, researchers have compile a comprehensive database of promoter interactions.
Upstream Regulator Of Hypotension Identified
A study in mice has shown that the protein ERp44 can control blood pressure through its effect on angiotensin II stability.
Eisuke Tada Appointed Deputy-Director General Of ITER
Japanese scientist Dr. Eisuke Tada has been appointed to lead an international collaboration searching for feasible nuclear fusion energy options.
Sensing Tension In The Plasma Membrane
The membrane-bending protein FBP17 has been identified as a sensor of cell surface tension that can regulate cell migration through actin polyermization.
