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International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
10 May 2010
IDRC is the Government of Canada’s lead for its new $225 million Development Innovation Fund, an initiative aimed at bringing together Canadian and developing-country scientists, and the private sector, to tackle persistent health challenges facing poor countries.
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International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
10 May 2010
Early signs of a sustainable African green revolution
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
10 May 2010
KUALA LUMPUR, 5 May: Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) recorded another overwhelming success when it was selected as the Most Trusted Brand for Universities 2010, based on Reader’s Digest Trusted Brands Survey.
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
10 May 2010
PENANG, 7 May: Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) today widened its networking to two other countries with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Asia Pacific Centre for International Understanding (APCEIU) in Korea and Syed Ammal Engineering College (SAEC) in India.
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
10 May 2010
PENANG, 6 May: A premier university not only needs to be recognized for its scientific excellence but also as a treasure house for art and cultural heritage. In this way, there won’t be a divide between these two fields.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
10 May 2010
MALAYSIA'S bid to be an exporter of quality tertiary education will see Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) establish an offshore presence in India by the middle of this year.
Nature Publishing Group
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
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RIKEN
07 May 2010
The first total synthesis of the complex natural product chaetocin expands the tools to reverse lethal gene expressions
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RIKEN
07 May 2010
A large-scale genetic study reveals a novel risk factor for a potentially fatal kidney disorder associated with diabetes
RIKEN
07 May 2010
A superconducting circuit that strongly interacts with light paves the way for optical computing schemes
PSU
Prince of Songkla University
05 May 2010
This application is for the “surgical visual field enhancer apparatus”
Nature Publishing Group
05 May 2010
Summaries of newsworthy papers include: Slip on the Peru megathrust; Elite model for HIV; The ozone hole 25 years on; Magnetic field within the Earth's core; The cause of sproutin; An ultralow-noise amplifier for quantum applications; Bend me, shape me
Nature Publishing Group
05 May 2010
Tumor promoter aides stem cell reproduction
Nature Publishing Group
05 May 2010
In Nature China this week: Arsenic trioxide triggers the degradation of an oncoprotein that drives leukaemia cell growth by binding arsenic to specific regions on the oncoprotein
Nature Publishing Group
05 May 2010
Hydrothermal vent animals avoid the heat
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International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
04 May 2010
Mongolia — an isolated country sandwiched between Siberia and China — has become a pioneer in using the Internet as a tool for development, through a lasting partnership with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) that continues today.
Nature Publishing Group
02 May 2010
Aspirin leads to beneficial lipids; Variants associated to Paget’s disease of bone; Malaria-induced marrow changes; Stem cells’ biochemistry revealed; Woolly mammoth’s cold adaptation
RIKEN
30 Apr 2010
RIKEN and The University of Tokyo have partnered to release full-length human cDNA clones compiled under the Genome Network Project (GNP), an initiative of Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).
RIKEN
30 Apr 2010
Regulatory T cells can travel to and from the skin while controlling immune responses in that organ
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RIKEN
30 Apr 2010
By characterizing the sugar content of cells, researchers have begun to reconstruct important ‘quality control’ mechanisms for protein production
Nature Publishing Group
28 Apr 2010
Summaries of newsworthy papers include: A new catalyst for making hydrogen from water; Disappearing trees must be tracked; A close look at type 1 diabetes; Mutation implicated in ALS; Fair-weather feathers; Seeing double
Nature Publishing Group
28 Apr 2010
In Nature China this week: Researchers in Hong Kong have discovered an unexpected feature of the cystic fibrosis ion channel
Waseda University
26 Apr 2010
Recently whaling has received renewed attention, as has tuna fishing—attention which stems from the relative sensitivity of nations to these global environmental issues.
Waseda University
26 Apr 2010
There is a difference between sumo and student baseball—the former is professional and the latter amateur. It would be safe to say, then, that these sports are completely different.
Waseda University
26 Apr 2010
In his policy speech in October, a month after the inauguration of the new government, Prime Minister Hatoyama announced a shift from post-war politics to a politics which “protects human life and the welfare of the people”.
Waseda University
26 Apr 2010
It is often said that the value shared in the age of globalization is competitiveness, which is the value of the strong. In order for Japan to be a winner in a cutthroat capitalist world, Japanese society must be made truly competitive, eliminating such inefficient factors as life-time employment.
Waseda University
26 Apr 2010
Bob Dylan is coming to Japan. This will be the fourth time I have seen him perform in Japan, following his performances in 1994, 1997, and 2001.
Waseda University
26 Apr 2010
A series of affairs related to Ichiro Ozawa, the secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, and his secretaries has highlighted again how difficult it is to establish rules about politics and money.
Waseda University
26 Apr 2010
As a university teacher, I am occasionally invited to alumni weddings, and I have the opportunity to give speeches on those occasions. I am usually on the bride’s side, because the groom has ordinarily invited a senior at his company to give a speech.
Waseda University
26 Apr 2010
There was a report in February of this year about a plan for a five-story condominium in Ashiya city, Hyogo prefecture that did not get the required construction clearance on the grounds that the condominium would not fit in with the landscape.