Editor's Choice: Restoring kidney function, fish identify their face in photos & Asia Research News 2023 magazine!

Scientists restore impaired kidney for the first time In a preclinical study, researchers found that blocking an immune-regulating protein reverses the damage caused by acute and chronic kidney disease. Regenerative therapy How fibre composite fails when wet A new model predicts how the mechanical behaviour of carbon-fibre-reinforced composites used in aircrafts could delaminate as moisture seeps into it.  Fail-safe strategy Cleaner fish recognize themselves in pictures Labroides dimidiatus, commonly known as a cleaner fish, can recognise themselves by their own face, not the body, in a picture.  "It's me!"  The source of black carbon in the sea  Researchers have revealed that hydrothermal vents are a previously unknown source of dissolved black carbon in the deep ocean.   Carbon sink Asia Research News 2023 is here! In this issue, we bring you innovations changing lives, micro-robots and magnets guiding heart surgeries, and a virtual-reality mouse trotting on your palm. Read about an initiative supporting Myanmar research, how to communicate about life beyond Earth, and more!   Happy reading