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Improved understanding of early spinal cord development paves the way for new treatments
MADISON — Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are developing the means to turn stem cells into a…
Deadly piston pump: how a colonization factor is secreted by bacterial type 4 pili
Bacterial infectious diseases are still a huge contributor to the global disease burden and with antibiotic resistance on…
Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti returns from her second mission to the ISS
ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti returned to Earth alongside NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, and Jessica Watkins, marking the…
MHI agreement with ITB for the development of ammonia-fired power generation gas turbine
An agreement between Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) and Indonesia’s Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) to conduct joint research…
Researchers develop new COPMAN method for coronavirus detection in wastewater
OSAKA, Japan – Researchers have developed a highly sensitive detection technology for SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater, named as COPMAN…
Prof. Ilkka Kilpeläinen and Prof. Herbert Sixta receives 2022 Marcus Wallenberg Prize
The 2022 Marcus Wallenberg Prize of SEK 2 million is awarded to Professor Ilkka Kilpeläinen and Professor Herbert…
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New techniques in the performance practice and compositions of the Malay Gamelan
Assimilating traditional musical instruments into contemporary musical composition. Globalization has brought about changes in the music scene. Traditional music from all over the world is being incorporated into a contemporary music composition, creating new melodies that can be accepted and enjoyed by both the younger and older generations. The traditional music of Malaysia appears to be […]
Women Scientists in Developing Countries Receive Elsevier Foundation Awards for Physics and Math
Talented Nigerian, Sudanese and Vietnamese scientists honored at AAAS Annual Meeting San Jose, California– Four physicists and a mathematician have been named winners of the 2015 Elsevier Foundation Awards for…
Japan’s Traditional Culture of Folk Beliefs
Many people in Japan visited Shinto shrines at the beginning of the new year. Long lines formed at even the small local shrine near my home, snaking out of the…
Top Nepalese doctor combats brain condition worlddwide
A leading Nepali doctor is helping to combat a life threatening condition later this month when he broadcasts globally as part of World Encephalitis Day (WED) on 22 February. Professor Ajit…