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In Nature China this week - Researchers in China have identified a particular region of the rice genome that influences grain yield

In Nature China this week - Researchers in China have developed a rapid and effective strategy for identifying DNA-binding regulatory factors

The hotly anticipated X-ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL) is nearing completion at the SPring-8 syncrotron facility in Hyogo Prefecture, and work is progressing toward startup in 2011. Speakers at the symposium gave detailed reports on the project’s progress in the past year.

During the last two weeks of March, 2009, polar oceanographers around the world will join students and teachers in local and broadcast events in Italy, Canada, Malaysia, Scotland, France, Germany, Brazil, USA, and Mexico.

In Nature China this week - Researchers have dated the 'Peking Man' fossils as 200,000 years older than previously thought

The dream of a space to highlight the unique cultural heritage and contributions of Asian Canadians will soon make a dream a reality with the creation of the Virtual Museum of Asian Canadian Cultural Heritage (VMACCH). The first phase of the project will be launched in March 2009.

One of India's foremost economists, Dr. Isher Ahluwalia, will be in Ottawa on March 18 as part of The India Lectures organized by Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC). She will discuss India's prospects in light of the current international economic crisis.

In early March, ResearchSEA sent out detail of experts in these subjects to journalists. This information is now posted on ResearchSEA for the benefit of other users.

Prominent sociologists, Prof. Iwabuchi Koichi from Waseda University and Prof. Yoshiro Kosaku from Sophia University in Japan presented their talks at Universiti Sains Malaysia yesterday. Abstracts are provided.

In keeping with the theme of the meeting this year, ‘Our Planet and Its Life: Origins and Futures’, the RIKEN group that made presentations on their work included researchers doing cutting-edge work on environmental and life science-related topics.

In Nature China this week - Researchers in China have uncovered the molecular mechanism by which resistance to chemotherapy drugs is developed

The Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) researchers clinched one gold, three silver and five bronze awards for their innovations at the 8th Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE) 2009, the largest invention and innovation event in Asia held from 19 to 21 February in Kuala Lumpur

In Nature China this week - Children exposed to melamine-tainted formula were seven times more likely to have urinary stones than those exposed to melamine-free formula and more

Keio University's President Anzai participated for his third time in the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting attended by world leaders in Davos.

RIKEN and the National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS) hosted an international conference, ‘Molecular Imaging 2008 — Breaking New Ground in Drug Discovery and PET Diagnosis’ in Kobe on Dec 14 and 15.

In Nature China this week - Researchers have identified a key region of the avian influenza virus that is responsible for viral replication and transcription in the nucleus of infected cells

IDRC President David Malone discussed reasons and remedies for rising food prices in India during his Millennium Lecture, “The Political Economy of Food Security,” at the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) in Chennai, India.

UNIVERSITI Sains Malaysia (USM) hosted the first Regional Conference on Materials (RCM) in Penang recently.

The Director General (DG) of Economic Planning Unit (EPU) Tan Sri Dr Sulaiman Mahbob, accompanied by his wife and a delegation of EPU staff including Puspanita members, paid an official visit to the Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) on 15 February 2009.

Recent examples of IDRC-supported research and its impact can be found in this two-CD set. IDRC has worked with researchers from the developing world in their search for the means to build healthier, more equitable, and more prosperous societies.

The Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok, with support from Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC) has launched in February 2009 a small grants competition program to tackle bio-innovation and its social and policy implications for poverty alleviation in the Asian Region.

TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world, and the OIC Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH) announce a new Joint Research Grants programme for young scientists living and working in OIC countries.

In Nature China this week - A national study shows that cigarette smoking remains a major risk factor for mortality in China

On December 15, 2008, 150 people gathered at RIKEN’s Wako campus for the RIKEN-Nishina Memorial Symposium on ‘Charging Molecules: Fundamental Chemical Physics and Analytical Applications.’

Researchers in China have used lentiviruses to reprogram adult rat fibroblasts and bone marrow cells into induced pluripotent stem cells

The 30th Anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran; Valentine's Day, Mate Selection Theory and College Students and the “Scientific Study of Love”; The Hollywood Oscars and “The Demise of the System Known as Film Studios”; World Agricultural Forum; End of U.N. Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste

The objectives of the seminar is to discuss issues in furniture industry and trade, to explore, exchange and update scientific technological findings as well as to provide a platform for stakeholders to share their findings.

In Nature China this week - Insight into the signalling pathway of insulin resistance opens up new strategies against type 2 diabetes

On 30 January, the FRIM Finance and Multimedia Director Mr Zamshari Abdul Rahman presented a RM13,150 cheque to NSTP Information Technology Head Mr Abdul Rahman Hazhim at the NSTP headquarters in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur.

British broadcaster Sir David Attenborough presents his views on Charles Darwin, natural selection, and how the Bible has put the natural world in peril in an exclusive interview for Nature Video.