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RIKEN
14 Mar 2011
Two genes that affect Caucasians and a variant of the inflammatory gene interleukin-6 affect the abundance of a marker of systemic inflammation in the Japanese
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
14 Mar 2011
Postgraduate, postdoctoral, visiting scholar and advanced research fellowships available to scientists from developing countries.
Nature Publishing Group
13 Mar 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers: Drought worsens dilemma for African maize
Nature Publishing Group
13 Mar 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers- Methods: A wearable PET scanner; Medicine: Understanding resistance to therapy in cancer; Geoscience: Progressive continental breakup in Ethiopia; Genetics: Exome sequencing acute monocytic leukemia
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
12 Mar 2011
First reports indicate that the early warning systems worked and the years of training citizens to respond appropriately yielded results. Yet the losses of life in Sendai, the city most affected by the local tsunami, indicate that more can be done.
Asia Research News
11 Mar 2011
The following experts have made themselves available for comment. For each expert, their specific research fields and areas of expertise are given.
RIKEN
10 Mar 2011
Researchers at the RIKEN Plant Science Center (PSC) and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) have identified a novel transcription factor controlling how plants dedifferentiate cells in response to wounding.
Nature Publishing Group
09 Mar 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers - Comment: Vaccinate for the next H2N2 pandemic now; Palaeoclimate: El Niño variability in the Pliocene warm period; Neuroscience: Making sense of function and connection; Physics: The strongly coupled beat of a quantum drum; And finally… How the penis lost its spines
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
09 Mar 2011
Enables Smaller, Faster, Lighter and More Thermally-efficient Multi-chip Modules for High Performance Wireless Applications
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
09 Mar 2011
Singapore, 9 March 2011 - Global experts in nanoformulation will be gathering in Singapore for the first time to exchange ideas and foster collaborations with international partners in NanoFormulation2011, the 2nd of three international events organised under an EU-funded programme called InForm (Integrating Nanomaterials in Formulations).
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
09 Mar 2011
The Department of Computing of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has organized a Hong Kong Air Cargo Exchange 2011 in collaboration with DHL Global Forwarding, Hongkong Association of Freight Forwarding And logistics (HAFFA), and Hong Kong R&D Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management Enabling Technologies (LSCM).
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
09 Mar 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) will present its "Outstanding Alumni Award" to seven alumni in recognition of their remarkable professional achievements and contributions to their alma mater and the community. The award presentation ceremony will be held on 19 April.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
08 Mar 2011
By Veena Ravichandran
The International Development Research Centre has been funding research to study promising innovations that can help disadvantaged women improve their lives and livelihoods.
RIKEN
08 Mar 2011
Some molecules have a single, highly specific function in physiology, while others have a much broader remit. Kinases in the IKK family are of the latter sort, playing a variety of roles. A new report from RIKEN shows that this factor regulates shuttling of endosomes in the tips of growing mechanosensory bristles.
RIKEN
08 Mar 2011
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a cluster of genetically determined eye disorders that cause visual defects such as night blindness and narrowing of the field of vision, due to progressive loss of rod photoreceptors. New work by Zi-Bing Jin and colleagues looks to add a set of powerful new tools for those searching for treatments for RP.
RIKEN
08 Mar 2011
A great many cellular processes are switched on or off by the modification of a given enzyme or other protein by addition of a phosphate molecule, known as phosphorylation. In a new study, researchers at RIKEN have shown that phosphorylation of the protein HP1α boosts its ability to bind to heterochromatin resulting in stabilization of chromosomes
Waseda University
08 Mar 2011
Professor Tatsunori Matsui of the Faculty of Human Sciences, Waseda University, looks at the concept of 'career design' and its realization in higher education.
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
07 Mar 2011
Dr. Kazuhiro Hono, NIMS Fellow and Managing Director of Magnetic Materials Center, had received the TMS Fellows Award from the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS).
Nature Publishing Group
07 Mar 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers - Medicine: Minimally invasive diagnosis of Down syndrome; Genetics: Variants associated with heart disease; Methods: A simple pluripotency test for human stem cells; Chemical Biology: TB in view; Genetics: Variant associated with high risk of sick sinus syndrome; And finally…Biotechnology: Biofuels from proteins
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
04 Mar 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is proud to announce today (4 March) the opening of the expanded Samsung Digital Lab for Hospitality Technology and the new premises for its School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) in the former site of staff quarters in Tsimshatsui East.
RIKEN
04 Mar 2011
The structure of a greenhouse gas-producing bacterial enzyme may yield insights into the evolution of our earliest oxygen-breathing ancestors
RIKEN
04 Mar 2011
Calculations can now predict when and how spins of electrons and ions arrange in one-dimensional multiferroic materials
RIKEN
04 Mar 2011
An analysis of the interactions of a gene-reading enzyme with an inhibitor protein provides surprising insights
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
04 Mar 2011
Seafood is known to often contain small quantities of mercury. A team of researchers from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have been investigating the impacts of long term exposure to mercury on the brain, determining its effect on protein expression.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
04 Mar 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) will host the fifth International Functional Food Symposium, which is themed on “Promoting Good Health and Developing a Sustainable Environment”, on its campus from 10 to 11 March 2011.
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
04 Mar 2011
Sulaiman Mohd Dom of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA has created "MyRabbitBurrow" to calm rabbits in the lab.
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
03 Mar 2011
Researchers have measured the genetic diversity of saline tolerant rice from across India. This analysis is used to predict which genotypes should be used to develop higher yields in difficult, salt rich soil conditions, and the work is published in the February edition of Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science (JTAS).
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
03 Mar 2011
The rapid development of computational tools is shedding light on new genetic and molecular studies, but it is also creating headaches for the scientists involved in this research.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
03 Mar 2011
The patterning of templates using ultraviolet light is a promising new method for assembling transparent microwire networks
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
03 Mar 2011
Researchers have developed a tunable, low-cost laser device that could help advance fiber-optic communications