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SINOVAC’S COVID VACCINE INDUCES QUICK IMMUNE RESPONSE
Sinovac Biotech’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine CoronaVac triggered a quick immune response but the level of antibodies produced was...

By The Financial District
Nov 18, 20201 min read


TAIWAN’S ACADEMIA SINICA DEVELOPS ANTIBODY TO KILL CANCER CELLS
A research team at Taiwan's top academic research institution has developed a new antibody tool that has shown promising results in...

By The Financial District
Nov 18, 20202 min read


SPACE X CAPSULE WITH 4 ASTRONAUTS REACHES SPACE STATION
SpaceX’s newly launched capsule with four astronauts arrived at the International Space Station, their new home until spring.

By The Financial District
Nov 18, 20201 min read


METEORITE THAT FELL TO EARTH IN 2018 HAD 2,600 ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
A 12-million-year-old meteorite that fell to Earth in January 2018 is covered in more than 2,600 organic compounds.

By The Financial District
Nov 17, 20202 min read


NASA STARTS SHIPPING ASTRONAUTS VIA ELON MUSK’S SPACE X
An international crew of four astronauts (three from the US and one from Japan) is now on their way to the International Space Station...

By The Financial District
Nov 17, 20201 min read


MODERNA REPORTS 94.5% EFFICACY OF ITS COVID VACCINE UNDER TRIAL
Moderna said its COVID-19 vaccine is proving to be highly effective in a major trial, a second dash of hope in the global race for a shot...

By The Financial District
Nov 17, 20201 min read


PFIZER-BIONTECH VACCINE NO CURE-ALL FOR COVID ILLS: ANALYST
The coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech has raised hopes for the end of the pandemic after the interim result of trials...

By The Financial District
Nov 16, 20202 min read


JAPAN FIRMS PUSH HIGH-TECH FACE SHIELDS VS. COVID
Japanese manufacturers are gearing up production of face shields and masks utilizing cutting-edge technologies in a bid to curb the...

By The Financial District
Nov 16, 20201 min read


HUMANS BORN WITH BRAINS ‘PREWIRED’ TO SEE WORDS, STUDY DISCOVERS
Humans are born with a part of the brain that is prewired to be receptive to seeing words and letters, setting the stage at birth for...

By The Financial District
Nov 15, 20202 min read


CLIMATE ACTIVISTS SEEK ATTENBOROUGH IG ACCOUNT
Young climate activists around the world have launched a campaign to encourage Sir David Attenborough to use his Instagram account for...

By The Financial District
Nov 14, 20202 min read


PIGS' BLOOD TURNED INTO PROTEIN
It might not sound too appetising at first glance, but a team at the University of Copenhagen thinks it could act as a sustainable source...

By The Financial District
Nov 13, 20202 min read


U.S. SAVANTS MAP GENOMES OF ‘MONSTERS’ KILLING LIVESTOCK, CROPS
The University of Cincinnati (UC) is decoding the genetics of agricultural pests in projects that could help boost crop and livestock...

By The Financial District
Nov 12, 20202 min read


SCIENTISTS DISCOVER GENETIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE THAT HITS MEN
Scientists have discovered a deadly genetic disease by working backwards: beginning with the genes, rather than the symptoms.

By The Financial District
Nov 11, 20202 min read


TYPHOON ULYSSES SEEN TO MAKE LANDFALL WEDNESDAY NIGHT
“Ulysses” is forecast to intensify into a severe tropical storm in the next 24 hours, the weather bureau said Monday night.

By The Financial District
Nov 10, 20201 min read


PFIZER, BIONTECH VACCINE NOTCHES 90% EFFICACY
Scientists said initial trial results for Pfizer Inc and BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine far outpaced their expectations for protection...

By The Financial District
Nov 10, 20202 min read


LEAVE BIG FISH AT SEA TO CUT CARBON EMISSIONS: AUSSIE UNIVERSITY
An international team of scientists has found leaving more big fish in the sea reduces the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) released into...

By The Financial District
Nov 9, 20202 min read


ARTIFICIAL SYNTHESIS OF CORONAVIRUS BARED
A professor of virology at Gunma University's graduate school succeeded in artificial synthesis of the new coronavirus.

By The Financial District
Nov 9, 20201 min read


DICT BARES DEPLOYMENT OF FREE WiFi SITES
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has deployed 6,723 free Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) in select places in...

By The Financial District
Nov 7, 20201 min read


INDIA COVID VACCINE MAY BE LAUNCHED IN FEBRUARY 2021
An Indian government-backed COVID-19 vaccine could be launched as early as February - months earlier than expected - as last-stage trials...

By The Financial District
Nov 7, 20201 min read


JAPAN SPACE MICE TESTS SHOW BODY PROTEIN COULD COMBAT AGING
Experiments on mice that were taken to the International Space Station have shown an internal protein has the potential to help slow the...

By The Financial District
Nov 7, 20201 min read


WOLF ROBOT TO SCARE BEARS IN JAPAN
A wolf robot that can roar and flash its eyes red to scare off brown bears entering populated areas has been introduced in this city...

By The Financial District
Nov 7, 20201 min read


KYUSHU UNIVERSITY DEVELOPS COVID ANTIBODY TEST USING SILKWORMS
A Kyushu University startup in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka has teamed up with a medical equipment maker to offer a coronavirus...

By The Financial District
Nov 6, 20201 min read


EARTH-SIZED UNTETHERED PLANET CAREENING IN MILKY WAY
Astronomers believe they've detected a rogue world like no other: A tiny, free-floating planet, roughly the mass of Earth, gallivanting...

By The Financial District
Nov 6, 20202 min read


UK POWERS ITS UPGRADED FUSION REACTOR
The United Kingdom’s revamped fusion reactor, known as the Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak (MAST) Upgrade, powered up for the first time...

By The Financial District
Nov 4, 20202 min read
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