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Vibrating Male Fiddler Crabs Shake It Up For Love
To lure females into their burrows, male fiddler crabs produce vibrations that indicate their suitability as a mate.
10 Asian Biotech Innovations To Watch In 2015
Check out these Asian biotech innovations that might soon be reaching a market near you!
7 Must-Read Stories In April 2015
Could sodium replace lithium in batteries and could current DNA sequencing technology be displaced by graphene? Read here to find out more!
Alternatives To Lithium Batteries: Sodium Or Aluminum?
In the race to build a better battery, scientists have tried both sodium and aluminum as replacements for expensive lithium.
Asia Braces For Ebola: Is Biotech Our Best Bet?
Juliana Chan & Yamini Chinnuswamy take a look at the options available in our medical toolbox should Ebola reach our shores.
Diagnose Ebola In 30 Minutes
Japanese researchers have developed a way to diagnose Ebola in 30 minutes and without expensive equipment.
Researchers Model Alzheimer’s Disease From Patients’ Skin Cells
Japanese researchers have grown cortical neurons and astrocytes using fibroblasts from Alzheimer's disease patients.
Overlooked Amyloid Beta Peptide May Promote Alzheimer’s Disease
A largely overlooked amyloid peptide, Aβ43, promotes Alzheimer’s disease to a greater extent than many well-studied amyloidogenic agents, says a new study.