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Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
27 Jul 2011
A comparison of three techniques to detect changes in mangrove forest areas suggests one gives more reliable results than the other two, and this finding will help researchers better understand growth and loss of this important habitat. The work is published in the Pertanika Journal of Science and Technology.
Nature Publishing Group
24 Jul 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers: Neuroscience: Making cocaine less palatable; Climate Change: When to move species; Climate Change: Pollutants from the past ; Geoscience: Rare lunar volcanism
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
22 Jul 2011
With the opening of its Shenzhen Base in the Nanshan District's High-Tech Industrial Park, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is well poised to further strengthen its collaboration with enterprises in Shenzhen and the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region.
Nature Publishing Group
22 Jul 2011
Summary of news: Regulating research at the animal-human interface (AOP)
RIKEN
22 Jul 2011
A calcium-driven signaling pathway helps prevent immune cells from contributing to autoimmune disease
RIKEN
22 Jul 2011
As in other multicellular organisms, plants have evolved mechanisms to maintain genome stability and integrity
RIKEN
22 Jul 2011
Researchers at the SPring-8 Photon Science Research Division are developing a range of imaging tools to reveal the remarkable mechanism of bacterial locomotion
Nature Publishing Group
21 Jul 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers: Genetics: That’s not my cup of tea; Evolution: How spiders make all-weather ‘superglue’
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
21 Jul 2011
The deadline to receive nominations for the 2011 Ernesto Illy Trieste Science Prize has been extended to 31 July. This year's prize will be given in the field of materials science.
Nature Publishing Group
20 Jul 2011
Summary of News: Genetics: The changing landscape of recombination
Nature Publishing Group
20 Jul 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers: Genomics: DNA sequencing technique is cheap as chips; Comment: Freeze the footprint of food; Neuroscience: Humans, the robust sharers; Microbiology: Lethal secret of bacterial secretion; Battle of the sexes
Nature Publishing Group
19 Jul 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers: A new combo for chemo; Absorbing low-cost CO2 capture; Building an insect colony; Polo-like kinase 1 inhibitors safe in the mouse; Ranking information in a complex network
Nature Publishing Group
19 Jul 2011
Summary of news: Effects of maternal stress on later life
Nature Publishing Group
19 Jul 2011
Summaries of newsworthy articles: Sociology: How New York Beat Crime; Neuroscience: How to Build a Better Learner; Science Agenda: We Need Excellent Science Teachers ; Forum: How to Develop New Drugs of Mental Illnesses ; Human Origins: The Evolution of Grandparents
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
19 Jul 2011
Researchers from A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics (IME) have developed a lateral silicon-based drug screening tool that has demonstrated simultaneous capture of 12 individual cells – 12 times higher throughput than conventional patch clamping.
Toyohashi University of Technology
18 Jul 2011
This conference provides an ‘interdisciplinary-platform’ to enhance mutual understanding between scientists, engineers, policy makers, and experts from a wide spectrum of pure and applied sciences in order to resolve the daunting global issues facing mankind
Nature Publishing Group
17 Jul 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers: Materials: Imaging bacterial infections; Geoscience: Earth’s heat flux from radioactive decay; Chemical Biology: Inactivating Ras; Immunology: Assembling the turn-off valve; Chemical Biology: A new channel for Polo delocalization; Climate Change: Conflict of interest in IPCC assessment reports
RIKEN
15 Jul 2011
Sighting a theoretical exotic particle may become possible thanks to recently developed mathematical simulations
RIKEN
15 Jul 2011
A family tree of the 2009 pandemic influenza viruses in Japan reveals a high rate of viral evolution
RIKEN
15 Jul 2011
Zinc-transporting protein complexes are found unexpectedly to steer the maturation of an essential enzyme
Asia Research News
15 Jul 2011
The Mekong Program on Water, Environment and Resilience (M-POWER), is calling for concept notes from professionals, researchers, government officials, and others interested in the water resources of the Mekong Region, their management and future.
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
14 Jul 2011
Scientists are elated after the surprise rediscovery of a wildly-colored frog not seen for 87 years and never before photographed—until now.
Nature Publishing Group
14 Jul 2011
Summary of news: The metabolism of breast cancer
Nature Publishing Group
14 Jul 2011
Summary of news: Climate science: Explaining Antarctic ozone hole anomalies
University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan
14 Jul 2011
Pak. J. Biotechnol. Volume 8 No. 1 & 2 for 2011 will be published in December 2011. the contributors can submit their articles till 15th October 2011
Nature Publishing Group
13 Jul 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers: Biology: Low-energy approach to fibrillation; Comment: Medical genomics must cover more ethnic groups; Materials science: Electronic ink; Outlook: Alzheimer's disease – prevention rather than cure; Cancer: Selective slaughter and more
Nature Publishing Group
12 Jul 2011
A summary of news: Japan's farms may avoid fallout legacy; Europe's chemical safety law under fire
Nature Publishing Group
12 Jul 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers: 16 years of regeneration for the newt lens; A new cellular role for TorsinA
Tokyo University of Science
12 Jul 2011
Collaborative research from the Tokyo University of Science shows potential for bioengineered mature organ replacement as a next generation regenerative therapy.