NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – Mark Lewis was desperate to find monkeys. Millions of human lives, all over the world, were at stake. Mr Lewis, the…
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Scientist discovers new blue hue in lab by accident
NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – Blue is a colour that has deep cultural cachet, while being nearly impossible to find in nature. The blues that abound…
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5,500 Grab cars in S-E Asia to get Panasonic air purifiers to help inhibit Covid-19 virus growth
SINGAPORE – Panasonic announced on Thursday (Jan 14) that it will be providing GrabCar Premium vehicles with air-purifying generators said to inhibit the growth of…
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THE BIG STORY S’pore to pump record $25 billion into research A $25 billion plan charting Singapore’s research landscape was launched yesterday, a critical investment…
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S'porean scientist in US working on cancer vaccine which will move to phase 1 of clinical trials next year
WASHINGTON – A year and a half after she moved to the United States to start work on a cancer vaccine, Dr Noor Faezzah Baharom…
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Japan supercomputer shows humidity affects aerosol spread of coronavirus
TOKYO (REUTERS) – A Japanese supercomputer showed that humidity can have a large effect on the dispersion of virus particles, pointing to heightened coronavirus contagion…
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Antibody levels in recovered Covid-19 patients decline quickly: Research
BEIJING (REUTERS) – Levels of an antibody found in recovered Covid-19 patients fell sharply in 2-3 months after infection for both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients,…
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Scientists grow 'model' human embryos from stem cells
PARIS (AFP) – Scientists have developed a human embryo “blueprint” using human stem cells, in a breakthrough that could provide vital insight into the early…
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WHO says 'no known effective' treatments for new coronavirus
GENEVA (REUTERS) – The World Health Organisation played down media reports on Wednesday (Feb 5) of “breakthrough” drugs being discovered to treat people infected with…
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How do bats live with so many viruses?
If previous outbreaks of coronavirus are any indication, the Wuhan strain that is now spreading may eventually be traced back to bats. Dr Peter Daszak,…
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September sets yet another record for global temperature highs
BRUSSELS (DPA) – Last month was the hottest September globally measured by EU climate researchers since they started monitoring in 1981, the latest in a…
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Modern breeding reduced horse diversity within centuries: Study
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The horses that galloped the earth just a thousand years ago probably looked very different from their modern descendants, researchers said on…
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$80m boost to turn manufacture of cells into a big money-spinner
Cell therapy, where living cells are harnessed to treat or prevent disease, is hailed as the future of medicine. But the bottleneck is in producing…
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The $4 billion map: Scientists pool oceans of data to plot Earth's final frontier
LONDON (REUTERS) – For experts in the field of ocean mapping, it is no small irony that we know more about the surfaces of the…
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