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Nature Publishing Group
21 Jul 2010
Summaries of newsworthy papers include: A new view of the high-redshift Universe; A lunar mineral rich in volatile elements; Look to the lakes; Making something of graphene nanoribbons; A new route to nanocrystal superlattices; Marmot baby boom linked to climate change
Nature Publishing Group
21 Jul 2010
Summaries of newsworthy papers include:The Hacker in Your Hardware; Catastrophic Thinking; Threatening Ocean Life
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21 Jul 2010
The Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM) is a body set up with a mission that encompasses pursuit, encouragement and enhancement of excellence in the fields of science, engineering and technology for the development of the nation and the benefit of mankind.
Nature Publishing Group
20 Jul 2010
Music training may bring about biological changes in the brain that could enhance music processing and even transfer to other domains.
Nature Publishing Group
20 Jul 2010
The question as to whether induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells retain a memory of their tissue of origin is addressed in two papers published online this week.
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RIKEN
20 Jul 2010
Tokyo, 20 July - Scientists at Stanford University and RIKEN have revealed new clues on the microscopic processes by which resistance in certain materials is dramatically altered by the presence of magnetic fields.
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Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
19 Jul 2010
PENANG, 13 July – Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) through the School of Distance Education (PPPJJ) launched another centre of excellence, known as mobilelearning@usm here recently.
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Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
19 Jul 2010
PENANG, 9 July – Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) with the collaboration of the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and the Centre for Knowledge, Communication and Technology, Engineering Campus contributed almost 110 used computers to several selected schools under the Lestari Siswa Project introduced by USM.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
19 Jul 2010
Ottawa, Canada, July 12, 2010 – The Think Tank Initiative has selected 28 think tanks, or independent policy research institutions, in Latin America and South Asia to receive a total of US$35 million to strengthen their roles as influential players in national policymaking.
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International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
19 Jul 2010
Peru's Minister of Finance and the Economy implements the policy advice she once gave to politicians.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
19 Jul 2010
Professor Tan Sri Dato' Dzulkifli Abd Razak The writer is the Vice-Chancellor of Universiti Sains Malaysia. He can be contacted at [email protected] This article was published in the 'New Sunday Times' on 4th July 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia
19 Jul 2010
Professor Tan Sri Dato' Dzulkifli Abd Razak The writer is the Vice-Chancellor of Universiti Sains Malaysia. He can be contacted at [email protected] This article was published in the 'New Sunday Times' on 28th June 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia
19 Jul 2010
Professor Tan Sri Dato' Dzulkifli Abd Razak The writer is the Vice-Chancellor of Universiti Sains Malaysia. He can be contacted at [email protected] This article was published in 'The Edge Malaysia on 21st June 2010
Nature Publishing Group
19 Jul 2010
Summaries of newsworthy papers include: Skin patch delivers influenza vaccination; Lumiracoxib-related liver injury; Pathway linked to leukaemia progression; Uneven climate modification; Tracking oncology diversity; Following the expression of a single human gene
RIKEN
16 Jul 2010
Poshak Gandhi writes to Kazuo Makishima, group leader of the Coordinated Space Observation and Experiment Research Group at the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute
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RIKEN
16 Jul 2010
Vascular development in plants is controlled by a newly identified gene regulator that can block the formation of water-transporting vessels
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RIKEN
16 Jul 2010
A large-scale genetic analysis provides a molecular atlas of a complex brain structure, the hypothalamus
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RIKEN
16 Jul 2010
The maturation of inhibitory synapses in the visual cortex is modulated by visual experience
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16 Jul 2010
Singapore, 16 July - Groundbreaking of A*STAR’s Experimental Power Grid Centre (EPGC) paves the way for cutting-edge R&D to develop Singapore as a ‘living laboratory’ for smart grid solutions. Four companies, namely, Rolls Royce, Vestas, SP PowerGrid and CEI Contract Manufacturing entered into strategic partnerships with A*STAR today.
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RIKEN
16 Jul 2010
A database released by RIKEN and Keio University researchers has information on over three thousand phosphorylated proteins and phosphorylation sites in rice which opens new doors in the study and engineering of plants.
Nature Publishing Group
14 Jul 2010
Summaries of newsworthy papers include: A massive star is born; Outlook: HIV/AIDS; Understanding deep tremor; Electronic surface states that pass through barriers; The viral genome of faeces
Nature Publishing Group
14 Jul 2010
The discovery of the fossilized remains of a previously unknown primate from Saudi Arabia could bring us one step closer to dating the divergence between hominoids and Old World monkeys. The findings are reported in a paper in this week’s Nature.
Nature Publishing Group
14 Jul 2010
Adolescent male mice are particularly susceptible to cannabis-induced psychosis, reports a study published online this week in Neuropsychopharmacology, indicating that age at exposure and genotype are important factors.
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
14 Jul 2010
The third Biennial Conference of the China-Europa Forum kicked off yesterday (12 July) at the Jockey Club Auditorium of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU).
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RIKEN
13 Jul 2010
Tokyo, 13 July - RIKEN scientists have developed a genetically-encoded fluorescent sensor that can act as a direct optical indicator of signaling activity in the living brain.
Institute of High Performance Computing, Singapore
12 Jul 2010
Singapore, 9 July 2010 - The Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC) announced the winners of Science Chronicles 2010 at an Awards Ceremony held in Fusionopolis on Thursday, 8 July.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
12 Jul 2010
Ottawa, July 12 – The Think Tank Initiative has selected 16 think tanks, or independent policy research institutions, in South Asia to receive a total of US$21 million to strengthen their roles as influential players in national policymaking.
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International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
12 Jul 2010
Mexico- DDT use was eliminated with no increase in malaria, Guatemala - Chagas disease has been addressed through improvements to house construction, Amazon - Mercury poisoning was halted, by finding alternatives to the slash and burn agriculture, Malawi - Children’s health has been improved by growing legumes instead of corn.
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Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
12 Jul 2010
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) has opened doors to 5,103 new students through 60 courses offered for the first semester session 2010/2011 on the 3rd and 4th of July, just recently.
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International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
12 Jul 2010
Partners in Health (PIH), Canada’s IDRC and the I-TECH program (University of Washington), is working with the Haitian Ministry of Health to support the strengthening of Electronic Medical Records interoperability in Haiti.