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Ms. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, chairman and managing director of Biocon Limited, talks to Asian Scientist Magazine about the challenges faced by biotech companies in Asia.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2016/02/features/kiran-mazumdar-shaw-india-first-lady-of-biotech/

Check out these Asian biotech innovations that might soon be reaching a market near you!

https://www.asianscientist.com/2015/06/print/10-asian-biotech-innovations-watch-2015/

Most of us know that diamonds are mined from the earth, but did you know that they can also be grown in the laboratory?

https://www.asianscientist.com/2015/04/print/diamonds-on-demand/

In mathematics, what is beautiful survives forever, says Fields Medallist Professor Ngô Bảo Châu at the Global Young Scientists Summit 2015.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2015/01/features/gyss-one-north-2015-ngo-bao-chau/

What's next for cloud computing? Professor Stuart Parkin discusses at the Global Young Scientists Summit 2015.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2015/01/features/gyss-one-north-2015-stuart-parkin-spintronics/

Juliana Chan & Yamini Chinnuswamy take a look at the options available in our medical toolbox should Ebola reach our shores.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2015/01/print/asia-braces-ebola-biotech-bet/

Crowdsourced research might be a democratic way to engage the public in scientific issues and provide researchers with much needed resources.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2014/11/print/science-99-percent/

All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Osaka University in India and Japan respectively have signed an agreement to co-develop novel and affordable medical devices.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2014/10/topnews/india-japan-collaboration-medical-technologies/

Scientists say that a genetically-determined subset of type 2 diabetes patients could benefit from yohimbine treatment.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2014/10/in-the-lab/personalized-diabetes-treatment/

Scientists have found that inhibiting the actions of a hormone known as insulin-like growth factor 1 lessens pain perception in mice.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2014/10/in-the-lab/growing-pains-blocking-igf-1-reduces-pain-mice/

Don't be afraid to fail; rather, be willing to take risks, say three giants of the tech world, in a candid discussion about the ins and outs of innovation.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2014/10/features/billionaire-innovator-techventure-2014/

India has defied the odds, and a shoestring budget, to field the first successful Asian space mission to Mars.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2014/09/topnews/indian-spacecraft-reaches-mars-orbit/

Scientists discover that flying reptiles first seen in a science-fiction film may really have existed hundreds of millions of years ago in China.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2014/09/in-the-lab/avatars-flying-reptiles-soared-ancient-china/

Companies in Japan and India have started utilizing floating power farms to circumvent the lack of space on land.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2014/09/tech/floating-solar-farms-india-japan/

Japanese researchers have developed a way to diagnose Ebola in 30 minutes and without expensive equipment.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2014/09/topnews/japanese-researchers-develop-30-minute-ebola-test/

Jan Reichelt, the co-founder and president of Mendeley, the popular research-management platform, talks to Asian Scientist about the story and success of the company, and shares his vision for th...

https://www.asianscientist.com/2014/09/features/mendeley-elsevier-interview-jan-reichelt/

Scientists have pinpointed new genetic regions linked to glaucoma which could improve the diagnosis and treatment of the disease.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2014/09/in-the-lab/uncovering-glaucomas-genetic-roots/

The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has raised over US$100 million in donations so far. But what is the Ice Bucket Challenge, and what is ALS?

https://www.asianscientist.com/2014/09/topnews/als-ice-bucket-challenge-primer-2014/

Scientists have pinpointed three genetic regions associated with an increased risk of breast cancer in East Asians.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2014/07/health/east-asian-specific-breast-cancer-genes-2014/

The licensing agreement between CSIRO and Boron Molecular aims to make RAFT polymers accessible and affordable, promoting the adoption of the technology.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2014/06/tech/boron-molecular-raft-csiro-2014/

Understanding how deep sea limpets reproduce can help to predict how they will respond to environmental changes.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2014/06/in-the-lab/sex-lives-deep-sea-limpets-2014/

Developing countries bear the highest burden of obesity, with over 60 percent of the world's obese individuals.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2014/06/health/world-population-overweight-2014/

Scientists now have a mechanistic understanding of how the binding of growth hormone to its receptor causes downstream signaling.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2014/05/in-the-lab/growth-hormone-receptor-mechanism-unveiled-2014/