Vol 24 No. 11 November 2020

Genetic Studies for Diabetes in Asia: The Key to Precision Medicine

Unlocking the Key: Genetic Links to Diabetes in Asia

Diabetes is a fast-growing epidemic in Asia. With more than 60 percent of people with diabetes in the world living in Asia, it is a public health concern as the increasing number of diabetes cases each year. Genetic studies on diabetes in Asian populations could therefore provide answers linking pathophysiology and genes that could pose increased risk of diabetes.

Insights from the 2020 Tokyo Tech Research Showcase: Biotechnology for Industrial Use

Professors from the Tokyo Institute of Technology present their latest work in various biotechnological fields, with applications...

Emerging Class of Cancer Therapy Agents

An emerging class of anticancer drugs known as vascular – disrupting agents (VDAs) have been developed through preclinical and...

Battling Climate Change with Artificial Intelligence

Despite its large carbon footprint and high amounts of waste generated every year, the tech industry might be the solution...

Next Stop: SPACE

Commercial space flight for space tourism might seem costly and far from an ordinary individual’s reach. However, over the past decade...

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Vol 24 No. 11 November 2020