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Asian Medical Plants Face Extinction Risk
The loss of Asia's biodiversity could also mean the loss of future drugs, with natural products the source of more than a third of the drugs available on the market.
Tohoku Earthquake Released 7,000 Tons Of Greenhouse Gases
Actual measurements of halocarbon emissions suggest that government reports have underestimated the levels of gases released by the 2011 earthquake.
Micro Satellites Packed With High Speed Functions
The Hodoyoshi-4 micro satellite can transmit information at speeds of up to 348 megabits per second.
Why Asia Needs Good Science Writers
It is easy to name a cultural or political hero. Now try naming a living scientist.
Whole-Virus Ebola Vaccine Protective In Monkeys
A whole-virus Ebola vaccine has been proven safe and effective in non-human primates.
Higher Order Modes The Key To Fast Optical Manipulation
The ability to manipulate particles with light could one day be used to deliver drugs to specific cells and even build a quantum computer.
Obtaining Benzenes From Biomass
A catalyst that can selectively cleave the carbon-oxygen single bonds in lignin could lead to a new way to produce aromatic chemicals such as benzene.
Bacteria Could Help Clean Up Radioactive Soil
A highly acidic protein from salt-loving bacteria could be used to remove radioactive cesium from contaminated soil.
Optogenetics Down To A Whisker
Scientists have demonstrated that optogenetic techniques can be restricted to selected neural circuits, specifically the D2 whisker in rats.
