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Nature Publishing Group
08 Sep 2010
Summaries of newsworthy papers include: The hunchback of Las Hoyas; Patchwork science; Boosting the cell’s recycling centre; A global Younger Dryas?; Dead giveaways
Nature Publishing Group
08 Sep 2010
The chemical structure of the melanoma-shrinking drug PLX4032 is revealed in a new Nature paper that describes the drug’s discovery, development and functioning.
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
08 Sep 2010
TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world, based in Trieste, Italy (www.twas.org) , and the International Science, Technology and Innovation Centre for South-South Cooperation (ISTIC, istic-unesco.org), based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, announce the recipients of the first 'ISTIC-TWAS Entrepreneurship Awards'.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
07 Sep 2010
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) today (7 September) showcased its capabilities in the area of space research.
Nature Publishing Group
07 Sep 2010
Encouraging the obese to lose weight may not always be beneficial for their wellbeing reports a paper published online in the International Journal of Obesity.
Nature Publishing Group
05 Sep 2010
Summaries of newsworthy papers include: I Optical ‘black box’ regeneration; Cool forests in long-term heatwaves; Perturbing parasitic plants
RIKEN
03 Sep 2010
Advances in molecular imaging reveal startling insights into the workings of the brain and could make it possible to diagnose migraine definitively for the first time
RIKEN
03 Sep 2010
A network of filamentary conducting paths is behind the transition between insulating and conducting states in complex oxides
RIKEN
03 Sep 2010
A subset of immune cells remain ideally positioned to respond quickly to the reappearance of previously encountered pathogens
RIKEN
03 Sep 2010
Understanding of blood cell lineages advances with the discovery of a transcription factor crucial to T cell differentiation
Nature Publishing Group
01 Sep 2010
Summaries of newsworthy papers include: Hot water around a carbon star; Clouds on the horizon for China's crops; HapMap 3 is here; Questionable stewardship; The life and works of charitable bacteria; A high-performance graphene transistor; Collective motion in a simple model system
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
31 Aug 2010
The Kenya Medical Research Institute has launched a tool aimed at predicting malaria outbreaks in any area of East Africa two to three months before they occur.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
31 Aug 2010
The IDRC-supported Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative launched a new tool last month that provides new ways of understanding poverty around the world.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
31 Aug 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) will assist in rthe setting up of the Albukhary International University (AIU), the only private university set up specifically to help the underprivileged obtain access to higher education.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
31 Aug 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) became the first Institution of Higher Learning (IPT) in the country to be recognized as a Certified Training Provider of Open Source Software when the Advanced Medical and Dental Institute (AMDI), USM received its appointment from the Malaysia Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (MAMPU) today.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
31 Aug 2010
Realising the importance of preserving the balance of nature, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), through the Advancement and Alumni Relations Office, USM with the cooperation of CIMB Foundation dan Bioremediation Sdn. Bhd have taken the initiative to clean up the Harapan Lake in USM by using mudballs.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
31 Aug 2010
OPINION: Much has been said about the Alliance or Perikatan as a political entity, and later Barisan Nasional (BN) as a pre-election pact, that dominated the Malayan-Malaysian scene even before independence was won.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
31 Aug 2010
OPINION: LAST Saturday was a memorable one for Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). As early as 8am on a Ramadan morning, hundreds of students and staff gathered around the iconic Tasik Harapan to collectively perform a simple gesture that would bring back the lake to life...
Universiti Sains Malaysia
31 Aug 2010
OPINION: THE rankings game is here again. This time it involves two types of rankings that allow us to understand what the game is all about from different perspectives.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
31 Aug 2010
OPINION: Looks like the brave new world has finally arrived. The website BeautifulPeople.com reportedly "booted out 5,000 people who gained weight and were deemed too ugly to remain members".
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
31 Aug 2010
Win-win solutions improve livelihoods and the land
Nature Publishing Group
29 Aug 2010
Summaries of newsworthy papers include: Genetics: Genetic variant associated with migraine; Immunology: You give me fever; And finally…Genetics: Apple genome sequenced
RIKEN
28 Aug 2010
RIKEN’s release of an online database pertaining to the regulatory mechanisms of plants offers new research and engineering opportunities
RIKEN
28 Aug 2010
The first direct observation of an unusual magnetic structure could lead to novel electronic and magnetic memory devices
RIKEN
28 Aug 2010
The first direct observation of an unusual magnetic structure could lead to novel electronic and magnetic memory devices
RIKEN
28 Aug 2010
Powerful synchrotron light captures never-before-seen electronic interactions of molecules dissolved in liquids
Asia Research News
27 Aug 2010
Singapore, 27 August 2010 - Fano resonance permits the creation of ultracompact nanoantennas which can be used in mobile telephones or wireless connections and many other devices
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
26 Aug 2010
A pioneering study by researchers of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has shown that sandwiching a simple layer of silver nanoparticles can significantly improve the performance of organic transistors which are commonly used in consumer electronics.
Nature Publishing Group
25 Aug 2010
Summaries of newsworthy papers include: Supermassive black hole formation in the early Universe; Disasters widen the rich–poor divide; Origin of asteroid pairs; Save the census; The evolution of eusocial behaviour; A new ALS susceptibility gene
Asia Research News
23 Aug 2010
The Kavli Prize Science Forum, is a new forum meeting to facilitate high-level, global discussion of major topics on science and science policy. For the inaugural forum, 10 leaders critical in shaping science policy in the US, Europe and Asia will discuss "The Role of International Cooperation in Science".