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23 Jun 2010
Summaries of newsworthy papers include: An insight into blindsight; Portrait of an exoplanet; Coherent control comes to silicon; From fins came limbs; Nutrient supply and demand; A solid-state quantum memory for light
21 Jun 2010
Insulin-secreting islet cells in the pancreas possess an inherent ‘clock’, and diabetes mellitus may be triggered when the clock fails, a Nature paper suggests.
20 Jun 2010
Summaries of newsworthy papers include: Sub-glacial cavity melting; Rapid canyon formation during catastrophic flood
16 Jun 2010
Summaries of newsworthy papers include: Taking the measure of a trans-Neptunian object; Rift and break up; Measuring up?; Single-molecule vibrations under control; Written in stone
16 Jun 2010
Scientists have identified a potential biomarker for establishing the quality of cow’s milk.
16 Jun 2010
Summaries of newsworthy papers include: The Drillers are Coming; War of the Machines; DNA Drugs Grow Up; How Babies Think
16 Jun 2010
A molecular explanation for why women are twice as vulnerable as men to stress-induced illnesses such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder is presented in Molecular Psychiatry this week.
13 Jun 2010
Growing a liver; Ancient ocean on Mars; Exciting shift in the brain; Liquid-crystal gels meet living cells; Revised map of human hematopoiesis; Watching plants grow, cell by cell
09 Jun 2010
This week in Nature, Stephen Scherer and the Autism Genome Project Consortium describe the results of a genetic analysis of the largest assemblage of families with autism spectrum disorder.
09 Jun 2010
What makes a moon?; Tracing Jewish roots; Sex bias in trials and treatment must end; ‘Random walk’ helps predators find food; Supply and demand; Stem-cell promise; Bubbles from bubbles
06 Jun 2010
Cholesterol under brain control; Genetic rearrangements in cancer; Cellular aging prevents fibrosis during wound healing; Susceptibility to vitiligo; A new window into the behaving brain; Suppressing severe allergy
02 Jun 2010
Within-species variety is the spice of life; Seaweed genome adapted to life on the rocks; Ecological interactions conserved through evolution; Entanglement on demand; Reaction in reverse; Quantum simulation of a frustrated network; Gases react inside single crystals; Mentoring by numbers
01 Jun 2010
Summaries of newsworthy papers include: Influenza: New antiviral target; Influenza: New antiviral target; Genetic susceptibility to nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Asia Research News 2010
30 May 2010
Asia Research News highlights interesting research from selected institutions in Asia. Interesting articles in Agriculture, Aquaculture, Technology, Language, Environment, Society, Health and Medicine and Health Technology.
26 May 2010
Summaries of newsworthy papers include: Clues from beneath Mars; Island-hopping dinosaurs; Keeping the flow; The magic of tin; A double-edged sword; A weak lowermost mantle? The secret life of Nectocaris
26 May 2010
A review in the journal Mucosal Immunolog,y as part of a special issue about allergy, details how a breakdown in lung tolerance to harmless allergens such as pollens, dander or dust can trigger the onset of asthma.
24 May 2010
In an Opinion piece online in Nature, David Valentine suggests that scientists should measure the methane dissolved in the gulf’s waters to estimate the total spillage.
23 May 2010
Gene improves grain yield in rice; Methane from extinct herbivores; How will global warming affect El Niño?; Cutting to the core of protein splicing; Ancient warming caused increased wildfire risk; Integrating signals
21 May 2010
Researchers at the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) made the much-anticipated announcement today in the journal Science that they have created a replicating “synthetic cell” — a bacterium with its DNA replaced by a 100% prosthetic genome.
19 May 2010
Accelerating the search for drugs; Climate warming and malaria; Definitely warmer; Cancer culprit found; Disarming the world's nukes; A different class, times two?; New clues to high-Tc superconductivity from fullerides; Toxoplasma exocytosis enzyme; Natural weapons
19 May 2010
Summaries of newsworthy papers include: Fake Botox, Real Threat; Washing Carbon Out of the Air; Did Neandertals Think Like Us?; Alzheimer’s: Forestalling the Darkness
19 May 2010
The average health status of people who drink low or moderate amounts of alcohol is better than tee-totallers suggests a study published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
19 May 2010
Maternal warmth appears to reduce the expression of pro-inflammatory proteins which are associated with adverse circumstances and are implicated in the onset of major depression and cardiovascular disease.
18 May 2010
Genome wide association studies dominate human genetic research today, but why have the variants identified explained so little of the heritability of common disorders such as diabetes and heart disease?
18 May 2010
Summaries of newsworthy papers include: Large Rashba spin splitting of a metallic surfacestate band on a semiconductor surface; Intestinal stem cells lacking the Math1 tumour suppressor are refractory to Notch inhibitors
16 May 2010
Patterns in future health impacts from heatwaves; World’s smallest pump is made from pure glass; Brain imaging — the cells behind the signals; New genes involved in autism and intellectual disability; Coming between a virus and its host; Surviving DNA damage in stem cells
12 May 2010
Summaries of newsworthy papers include: Burgess Shale-like fossils live on; Taking the global temperature; White dwarfs — the inside story; Let’s vaccinate before the next pandemic; Erosion of confidence; A quantum-optical transistor; Phosphatase helps maintain brain integrity; Spider silk’s dual identity
11 May 2010
A collaboration to define how biomarkers can be used in preclinical drug trials to the satisfaction of health authorities is discussed in this month’s special focus issue of Nature Biotechnology.
10 May 2010
A soy by-product linked to health benefits inhibits two enzymes involved in the production of testosterone in human cells.
09 May 2010
Recognizing one’s own brood with new neurons; Herbicide-hunting bacteria; Variants associated with rheumatoid arthritis; Seasonal changes in glacier movement; Single drugs for multiple diseases; Surprising regulator of long-term antibody production; Direct detection of methylated DNA; Crumpling up graphene to make fullerenes

Events

12 Jun 2007
Japan - The conference, which also analyzes trade and investment issues, revisits policy responses to the crisis and discusses regional economic development trends.
05 Sep 2007
Leiden, the Netherlands - This seminar will confront challenges and dilemmas faced by many governments in East and Southeast Asia.
22 Jun 2007
Leiden, the Netherlands - The workshop compares rent seeking across different economic sectors and seeks to locate the political and institutional factors in shaping rent-seeking politics.
22 Jun 2007
Leiden, the Netherlands - This workshop will discuss the state of the environment, including the caring for it, in relation to expressions and manifestations of cultural and religious identity in the Southeast Asian region.
09 Jun 2007
Bangkok, Thailand - Avian influenza and other emerging infectious diseases are of global public health concerns. This workshop will provide a platform for scientists in Thailand and the UK to discuss current issues and establish future research collaborations.
31 May 2007
University of Murdoch, Australia - This seminar will address the Implications of bioterrorism for the BioSciences and Disarmament
21 Jun 2007
Singapore - This conference addresses how manufacturers bring products to market faster and more efficiently.
18 Jul 2007
National University of Singapore : This workshop goes beyond a mere political approach to reconciliation and offers new understandings of cultural reconciliation processes and factors, which both facilitate and inhibit reconciliation in different cultures.
18 Jul 2007
Singapore - The most ambitious project by Supply Chain Asia, the Singapore Forum aims to bring together more than 300 logistics and supply chain professionals from all over Asia and the world to come together to Connect, Communicate and Collaborate.
02 Aug 2007
Singapore -- The themes: "The future of Asian Financial Systems: Integration, Growth and Stability" & "Poverty and Growth Dynamics: Asian and International Perspectives"
04 Jun 2007
Tokyo, Japan - TradeTech Japan is Japan’s premier equity trading summit and exhibition, dedicated to high-level discussion of the key challenges facing the institutional equities trading community.
27 Jun 2007
Jakarta, Indonesia -- This course is designed for logistics and transport professionals involved in implementing new business programs and/or managing operational projects.
07 Jul 2007
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - The conference theme is Communications, Civics, Industry.
17 Jul 2007
NSW, Australia - The workshop will give participants the opportunity to discuss their ideas and receive feedback from leading experts in the field, as well as to develop and enhance research networks.
11 Jul 2007
2007 Theme is Asian Universities - promoting quality and equal opportunity through global partnership.
28 Nov 2007
Leeds, UK - As the ‘new Asians' increasingly extend their operations into foreign markets, a number of implications for established companies, especially for European and Japanese MNEs, are becoming apparent. This event explores this and more.
11 Jul 2007
University of Leeds, UK - This research workshop brings together a number of experts on East Asia , China and Japan to discuss among other issues, how we may conceive regional leadership itself.
29 May 2007
Manila, Philippines - This conference will address how to battle sophisticated IT threats to enterprises.
24 May 2007
Bangkok, Thailand - The convergence of fixed and mobile networks means that telco operators can provide services to users irrespective of their location, access technology, and terminal, hence reaching all potential customers with all types of services. This conference explores related issues.
05 Jun 2007
California, USA - It will be an unequaled opportunity to experience the most advanced technologies of today and help define the best paths for our collective future.
31 May 2007
Helsinki, Finland - International and Finnish experts will discuss how universal human rights principles are interpreted in Asian contexts, and how globalization and interregional relations influence these interpretations.
29 Oct 2007
Taipei, Taiwan : The conference will serve as a forum for the exchange of knowledge and experience in forest products research at national and international levels.
14 May 2007
Seoul, Korea: The objective of the Forest Landscape Restoration Conference is to examine the scientific basis for forest landscape restoration and its linkages to practice and policy.
09 May 2007
Canberra, Australia : This presentation will address how or whether Newsdotcom’s specific modes of debate and creative expression set an example for qualitative changes in Indonesian television and public life.
16 Aug 2007
Economic reform in the People's Republic of China [PRC] since 1980 has seen the emergence of new categories of wealth and power. This talk explores more.
21 Jun 2007
Atlanta : This session will share the experience on possible resolution on the quality control, the interaction of botanical drugs with western medicine and the R&D strategy and the approval of the first NDA on botanical drugs in Taiwan.
02 Jun 2007
Shanghai, China - This symposium has as objective to provide participants with an insight into updated infertility management and a glimpse into the future. Participants will be provided with information on epidemiology of infertility in Asia and its impact on society and infertility service provided.
23 May 2007
Extensive media coverage on climate change and its devastating impacts in particular has made many Malaysians feel helpless and unsure what to do. The Chevening Alumni is organising this forum to discuss the issue and advise Malaysians on what they can do to reduce their climate impact.
04 May 2007
New Delhi - The 30th ATCM, which is hosted by the Government of India, will take place at the Vigyan Bhavan , India’s Premiere National Conference Centre.
03 May 2007
Arizona, USA - The main objective of this conference is to promote Lao studies by providing an international forum for scholars to present and discuss various aspects of Lao studies.

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