Someday, editing our genome could be as simple as cut-and-paste, writes Tang Yew Chung.
Australia’s La Trobe University will partner Singapore's PSB Academy to offer three Bachelor science degrees starting in September 2015.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2014/12/academia/la-trobe-psb-academy-bachelor-degrees/
Singapore's Shannon Lee has been awarded one of two Intel Foundation Young Scientist Awards for developing a novel electrocatalyst.
Hematology experts gathered at Suntec Singapore from March 29-30, 2014 to discuss the latest in blood disorders research.
Scientists have directly converted human dermal fibroblasts into induced chondrogenic cells required for cartilage regeneration therapy.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2013/10/in-the-lab/convert-human-skin-cells-cartilage-cells-2013/
A global study has found that South Korea and Japan have the highest percentages of young people who are active on the Internet.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2013/10/in-the-lab/youths-korea-japan-digital-natives-2013/
Japanese researchers have discovered an increase in railway suicide attempts following several consecutive days without direct sunlight.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2013/10/health/lac-sunlight-surge-railway-suicides-japan-2013/
Scientists have found that our body clock controls the amount of lipids present in our bloodstream at different times of the day, giving rise to widespread differences in lipid rhythm between ind...
https://www.asianscientist.com/2013/08/health/body-lipid-rhythm-work-fat-2013/
An international team of researchers has developed a promising new drug for the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB).
A team of scientists have discovered that cancer patients with high levels of the PRL-3 protein may benefit from EGFR-targeting drugs.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2013/08/health/biomarker-precision-cancer-therapy-2013/
A study in New Zealand has found it is better for people who are struggling with stress to deal with the problem, rather than put it off.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2013/08/health/deal-problems-avoidance-coping-2013/
Researchers have developed lightweight, thin, flexible and virtually unbreakable electronic foils that can conform to any desired shape.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2013/07/in-the-lab/electronic-foils-light-feather-2013/
A team of researchers has analyzed the oil palm genome, revealing insights that may help improve the use of this oil plant species.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2013/07/in-the-lab/oil-palm-genome-oil-yield-2013/
Researchers have uncovered new details about the biological network that instructs cells to propel themselves in a particular direction.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2013/07/in-the-lab/self-perpetuating-signal-migration-cells-2013/
Researchers have developed a fluorescent caffeine sensor that lights up like a traffic light when it detects caffeine.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2013/07/in-the-lab/traffic-light-detector-visualize-caffeine-2013/
Researchers have identified genes linked to high altitude adaptations in a nomadic Mongolian population called the Deedu.
Researchers have uncovered how subtle differences in the tiny crystals on butterfly wings create stunningly varied patterns of color.
Korean researchers have demonstrated that rice husks can be recycled to produce nano-porous silicon for use in high-capacity lithium batteries.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2013/07/in-the-lab/rice-husk-recycled-lithium-batteries-2013/
Researchers tracking the incidence of dengue fever in Thailand over a period of almost 40 years have uncovered new insights about the disease.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2013/07/health/insights-tracking-dengue-thailand-2013/
Comprehensive mapping of the brain epigenome has uncovered large-scale changes that take place during the formation of brain circuitry.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2013/07/in-the-lab/epigenome-reconfigured-brain-development-2013/
An international team of scientists has identified 10 genetic variants that increase a person’s risk of having allergies.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2013/07/health/ten-genes-linked-increased-risk-allergies-2013/
Scientists have uncovered the structure of a key portion of the MERS coronavirus, revealing how it attaches itself to cells in the human body.
A team of researchers has uncovered a gene variant that increases the risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in ethnic Chinese.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2013/07/health/genetic-variant-blood-cancer-risk-chinese-2013/
Researchers have ruled out climate change as the cause of extinction of most of Australia's giant animals around 50,000 years ago.
A team of scientists has discovered a previously undocumented species of bird living in Phnom Penh, Cambodia's capital.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2013/07/in-the-lab/bird-species-hiding-cambodia-capital-2013/
Researchers have identified a gene deletion linked with brain changes and delayed language acquisition in children of Southeast Asian descent.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2013/07/health/gene-change-early-language-delay-children-2013/
Scientists have found a way to efficiently produce cerium dioxide nanocrystals which are used for many industrial and medical applications.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2013/06/in-the-lab/efficient-production-coveted-nanocrystals-2013/
Researchers have discovered how brain tumors communicate with other cells using the biological equivalent of “tweeting”.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2013/06/in-the-lab/secret-life-tweeting-tumors-2013/
Scientists have visualized how bacteria co-ordinate movement and form intricate networks of interconnected trails, much like furrows in a field, while spreading on a surface.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2013/06/in-the-lab/visualize-bacteria-traffic-management-201/
Scientists have predicted that day-to-day rainfall in India might become much more variable during the monsoon season due to climate change.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2013/06/in-the-lab/monsoon-india-variable-climate-change-2013/