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From exploring new galaxies to addressing humanity’s greatest challenges, the diverse honorees listed on the Asian Scientist 100 (2022 edition) represent the best and brightest minds in Asian S...

https://www.asianscientist.com/2022/05/topnews/science-superstars-on-the-asian-scientist-100/

At the forefront of gene sequencing technology, MGI is transforming the healthcare ecosystem.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2022/05/sponsored-feature/mgi-unleashes-the-power-of-precision-medicine/

Conservation researchers in Asia are increasingly using environmental DNA technology. But it needs to be refined for better conservation efforts.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2022/05/topnews/edna-emerging-technology-for-biodiversity-conservation/

Fossil records unearthed in China suggest that a now-extinct owl species hunted during the day rather than at night.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2022/04/in-the-lab/owl-fossil-daytime-miosurnia-diurna/

Asia boasts some of the world’s best dishes, but its relationship with food goes beyond taste. Here’s how researchers are building a healthy and sustainable food future, while preserving the ...

https://www.asianscientist.com/2022/04/print/a-taste-for-change/

To intercept future food scandals in Asia and the world, innovations like blockchain and artificial intelligence could prevent fraud and reduce anxiety about what’s really on our plates.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2022/03/print/fighting-food-fraud/

By performing trillions of calculations per second, supercomputers are accelerating COVID-19 diagnosis and the development of test kits and vaccines to help scientists combat the pandemic.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2022/03/print/powering-through-the-pandemic-with-supercomputers/

Through high-speed, high-resolution exascale computing, researchers and citizen scientists are tackling water stress across Asia by discovering better ways to treat water and monitor its flow.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2022/03/print/asia-water-crisis-exascale-computing/

To celebrate this year’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we take a look at eight shining examples of scientific excellence in Asia.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2022/02/features/women-wunderkinds-women-and-girls-in-science/

A tiny bird skull uncovered in China provides clues to early birds’ jaws sharing similar functions with their dinosaur ancestors than modern birds.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2022/01/in-the-lab/dinosaur-fossil-bird-skull-tyrannosaurus-rex/

Ozone pollution has been linked with about US$63 billion in annual crop production losses, slashing wheat, rice and maize yield in East Asia.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2022/01/in-the-lab/ozone-emission-exposure-pollution-crop-loss/

Shifting to a less meat-intensive diet could reduce air pollution and avoid 75,000 annual premature deaths in China.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2022/01/in-the-lab/meat-diet-air-pollution-premature-deaths/

Here are 10 of Asian Scientist Magazine’s top stories in 2021, highlighting scientific advances in diverse domains from COVID-19 to climate change.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2021/12/topnews/asian-scientist-magazine-2021-roundup-top-ten-stories/

Climate warming induces different responses in plant growth patterns above and below ground, potentially disrupting ecosystem stability.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2021/12/in-the-lab/global-warming-plant-growth-phenological-responses/

Research from China demonstrates that a flavonoid extracted from grape seeds increases the lifespan of old mice by killing cells that promote aging.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2021/12/in-the-lab/grape-seed-extract-anti-aging-in-mice/

A new machine learning-powered method is speeding up how scientists study microalgal cell factories and their carbon cycling functions.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2021/11/in-the-lab/microalgae-metabolism-raman-carbon-cycling-emissions/

Genomic analysis of the Tarim Basin mummies has revealed their origins as a local group in China's Xinjiang region, rather than a migratory population.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2021/11/in-the-lab/genome-ancestry-tarim-basin-mummies-asia/

Sudden climatic shocks caused by volcanic eruptions contributed to the downfall of China's dynasties, especially when combined with pre-existing societal instability.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2021/11/in-the-lab/volcanic-eruptions-collapse-dynasty-china/

The discovery of a a 99 million year old amber fossil from Myanmar offers insight into how and why beetles began to glow.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2021/11/in-the-lab/fossil-bioluminescence-beetles-evolution/

By combining geologic dating with computer modeling, scientists have discovered that constant magma build-up fueled Toba’s supereruptions, the largest in Earth’s history.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2021/11/in-the-lab/toba-volcano-eruption-modeling-magma-indonesia/

Afternoon napping is linked to better mental agility, locational awareness, verbal fluency and working memory, according to researchers from China.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2021/11/health/afternoon-napping-mental-agility/

By combining graphene oxide with upconversion nanoparticles, researchers have found a way to store large amounts of data on an optical disk.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2021/10/tech/optical-disk-big-data/

For her research on the neurobiology of depression, Professor Hu Hailan was named among the five 2022 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women In Science awardees.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2021/10/academia/loreal-unesco-for-women-in-science-hu-hailan-asia/

China leads the world in quantum key distribution (QKD) technology, which promises to lay the foundations for an ‘unhackable’ quantum internet.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2021/10/print/china-quantum-key-distribution/

Precision medicine could reveal the secrets of Asia’s collective DNA without carrying the risks of consumer genetic testing. Here’s how.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2021/09/print/dna-testing-precision-medicine-asia/

From providing solutions for data security issues to air pollution, Asia is leveraging quantum technology across all domains.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2021/09/print/quantum-technology-applications-asia/

There’s no need to look far into the future—quantum technologies are already bringing exciting solutions to Asia, in diverse areas such as communications and biomedicine.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2021/09/print/quantum-technology-everyday-life-asia/

As forest clearance shifted to elevated areas in Southeast Asia, stockpiles of carbon have been lost at an accelerated pace in recent years.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2021/09/in-the-lab/forest-clearance-greenhouse-gases/

After four consecutive years of recording zero local cases, China is officially malaria-free—thanks to an innovative rapid reporting and response model.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2021/07/features/how-china-beat-malaria/

Our DNA holds traces of an ancient battle between our cells and a coronavirus, suggesting that an epidemic similar to COVID-19 struck East Asia about 20,000 years ago.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2021/07/in-the-lab/east-asia-ancient-coronavirus-epidemic-covid-19/