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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".
Nature Publishing Group
22 Aug 2010
Culturally combinatorial, Nucleic acids protect monkeys against the Ebola virus, Variants associated with esophageal and gastric cancers, A critical gene for cortical development, Methane-eating moss, Older age for the Solar System
RIKEN
22 Aug 2010
Producing isolated laser pulses in just attoseconds made easier using a two-color laser field
RIKEN
22 Aug 2010
A pair of molecular biology techniques enables detailed characterization of the gene expression of small numbers of cells
RIKEN
22 Aug 2010
Information engineering at RIKEN extends the evolution of life into the digital realm
Nature Publishing Group
18 Aug 2010
A newly developed genetic biomarker could aid the development of diagnostic and prognostic tools for tuberculosis (TB), a Nature study suggests.
Nature Publishing Group
18 Aug 2010
Psychedelic drugs could be used at low doses as a potential treatment for psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders, according to a Perspective article in Nature Reviews Neuroscience.
Nature Publishing Group
18 Aug 2010
Individuals who are treated for high blood pressure can have differing responses to treatments, and these responses could be predicted based on easily identifiable characteristics.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
18 Aug 2010
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) today (18 August) warmly congratulated two distinguished alumni, namely Mr Raman Hui and Ms Vivienne Tam, for being honoured by Forbes magazine as one of the “25 Top Chinese-Americans in Business”.
Nature Publishing Group
18 Aug 2010
Summaries of newsworthy papers include: When does life belong to the living? Environment: How Much is Left?; Snake Oil in the Supermarket; Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish
Nature Publishing Group
18 Aug 2010
Summaries of newsworthy papers include: 'Stealth' earthquake doublet; Massive stars make waves; Imaging quantum fluids; A new role for graphene; A ferroelectric ferromagnet created by strain; High-pressure competition in a high-temperature superconductor; Faithful females foster cooperative breeding
RIKEN
18 Aug 2010
Tokyo, 18 August - Researchers at the RIKEN Plant Science Center have illuminated mechanisms underlying the genetic robustness of metabolic effects in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Their findings reveal a key balance between the roles played by duplicate genes and metabolic network connectivity in functional compensation.
Nature Publishing Group
18 Aug 2010
Fossils discovered in South Australia could be the remains of early sea sponges, suggests a paper published online this week in Nature Geoscience.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
16 Aug 2010
LAST week was the 65th anniversary of the world's first nuclear bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After more than six decades, the terrors inflicted on people in the twin city bombings are still felt today.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
16 Aug 2010
OPINION: THE recent report on the crashing of the roof of the library at the 184-year-old Malacca High School is an eye-opener — not in a direct sense but in an oblique way, especially in light of the national debates on whether the Ujian Penilaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) and Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR) examinations should be abolished.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
16 Aug 2010
OPINION: A RECENT survey conducted by a company indicated that almost 90 per cent of Malaysian children who go online have had negative experiences.This ranged from harassment to being exposed to unwholesome images. However, many parents are unaware of them. Only 40 per cent supervised their children.
RIKEN
15 Aug 2010
Tokyo, 15 August - A nuclear protein of previously unknown function has been shown to regulate the migration of tumor cells in the spread of melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer.
Nature Publishing Group
15 Aug 2010
Summaries of newsworthy papers include: Evaluating recovery to nervous system injuries; Explaining human allergy to nickel; Exome sequencing of a rare disorder; How to best sequence all of your RNA; The secret is in the pocket
RIKEN
13 Aug 2010
The RIKEN Science Lectures are a series of annual events bringing together pioneering researchers at RIKEN and leading scientists in related fields to share their findings with the public.
RIKEN
13 Aug 2010
Building on pioneering work in metabalomics and omics analyses, researchers at the RIKEN Plant Science Center are gearing up for a new era of functional plant development with clinical applications.
RIKEN
13 Aug 2010
A comparative study of two closely related organic insulators highlights the unusual properties of quantum spin liquids
RIKEN
13 Aug 2010
Cancer may be kept in check by a method for generating patient-specific immune cells with antitumor activity
RIKEN
12 Aug 2010
The findings deepen our understanding of protein synthesis and lay the groundwork for advances in protein design.
Nature Publishing Group
11 Aug 2010
Summaries of newsworthy papers include: Biology: Knockout rats
Nature Publishing Group
11 Aug 2010
Summaries of newsworthy papers include: Wired for anxiety?; Oscillating convection cells in marine cloud fields; Ancient mantle reservoir identified; A closer look at ferromagnets; A fractal surprise in a high-temperature superconductor
RIKEN
10 Aug 2010
Neural processing in the brains of parents talking to their babies may reveal secrets about early stages of language acquisition in infants.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
09 Aug 2010
Professor Haiyan Song, Chair Professor of Tourism and Associate Director of the School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), has recently been honoured with the John Wiley & Sons Lifetime Research Achievement Award.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
09 Aug 2010
PENANG, 4 Aug. – It was a beautiful and unforgettable moment when S. Ilangko, 45 and his beloved wife, J.Paramaswari, 45 walked up the stage to receive their PhD scrolls.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
09 Aug 2010
Despite the hardship of losing his right leg in an accident, Ng Yun Sin, 63, was determined to come from afar just to see his child graduate from Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Nature Publishing Group
08 Aug 2010
Boosting regeneration in the mouse spinal cord; Variants associated with tuberculosis; Metaling in Meiosis; Addicted to microRNA?; Biotin’s mystery solved; Making maps of oxygen in the brain