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Meet Sleepy & Dreamless, Mice That Can’t Grab Forty Winks

Researchers have described two mutant pedigrees—which they named Sleepy and Dreamless, of course—that are linked to dysfunctional sleep patterns in mice.

In the Lab

Of Brains And Birdsong

A more refined technique has helped identify the acropallium as the region of the brain responsible for song generation in zebra finches.

EDITOR’S PICK

10 Years Of Celebrating Asia’s Researchers

Every year, Asian Scientist Magazine publishes Asian Scientist 100, a carefully curated list of the best and brightest researchers and leaders in SETM in Asia. This year we complete a decade of doing so.
Learning From Environmental Defenders

Drawing on traditional knowledge systems, environmental researchers and policymakers in Asia are working with indigenous communities to design better strategies for environmental conservation.
The Equalizers

Across Asia, people with disabilities are breaking physical and social barriers to STEM fields, opening the way for others.

Meet Sleepy & Dreamless, Mice That Can’t Grab Forty Winks

Of Brains And Birdsong

EDITOR’S PICK

10 Years Of Celebrating Asia’s Researchers

Learning From Environmental Defenders

The Equalizers