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Glacial cooling reduces tropical Pacific upper ocean zonal gradients

Glacial cooling reduces tropical Pacific upper ocean zonal gradients

A research team led by National Taiwan University used geochemical indicators from deep-sea sediments to reconstruct the upper…

Dec 23, 20243 min read
Shiitake-derived functional food shows suppression of liver fibrosis progression

Shiitake-derived functional food shows suppression of liver fibrosis progression

Chronic liver damage can lead to hepatitis, which causes fibrosis of the liver.

Dec 22, 20242 min read
Need a research hypothesis? Ask AI.

Need a research hypothesis? Ask AI.

MIT engineers developed AI frameworks to identify evidence-driven hypotheses that could advance biologically inspired materials.

Dec 20, 20248 min read
MIT researchers introduce Boltz-1, a fully open-source model for predicting biomolecular structures

MIT researchers introduce Boltz-1, a fully open-source model for predicting biomolecular structures

MIT scientists have released a powerful, open-source AI model, called Boltz-1, that could significantly accelerate biomedical research and drug development.

Dec 18, 20245 min read
Can Lab-Grown Neurons Exhibit Plasticity?

Can Lab-Grown Neurons Exhibit Plasticity?

Neurons that fire together, wire together” describes the neural plasticity seen in human brains, but neurons grown in…

Dec 17, 20243 min read
Ugh, my stomach: Identifying amino acids that prevent sporulation in food poisoning

Ugh, my stomach: Identifying amino acids that prevent sporulation in food poisoning

Food poisoning is a common, yet unpleasant, illness caused by eating contaminated items.

Dec 15, 20242 min read

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ICIMOD observes partnership with Myanmar

ICIMOD observes partnership with Myanmar

ByAmrita TuladharMar 27, 20154 min read

Kathmandu— Greatly appreciating the Government of Myanmar’s partnership with the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Minister U Win Tun of Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry (MoECAF) said time has never been more opportune to intensify the collaboration further. Minister U Win Tun, who was the guest of honor at the Myanmar-ICIMOD Day […]

NEPAL BAGS SECOND PRIZE IN NASA AMES SPACE SETTLEMENT CONTEST

NEPAL BAGS SECOND PRIZE IN NASA AMES SPACE SETTLEMENT CONTEST

ByAmrita TuladharMar 22, 20158 min read

Amrita Tuladhar “Bring stone—Bring brick.” We all have heard the tale of Akbar and Birbal where Birbal decides to build a palace in sky for Akbar. Because it was Birbal…

PolyU hosts 8th International Symposium of Intimate Apparel

PolyU hosts 8th International Symposium of Intimate Apparel

ByAmrita TuladharMar 22, 20153 min read

Organized by the Institute of Textiles and Clothing (ITC) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), the Eighth International Symposium of Intimate Apparel was held at PolyU on 17 March…

HKU Chemists develops novel fluorescent probe for monitoring cell activities to achieve breakthrough in future drug discovery

HKU Chemists develops novel fluorescent probe for monitoring cell activities to achieve breakthrough in future drug discovery

ByAmrita TuladharMar 19, 20157 min read

Published in PNAS, the first of its kind probe can rapidly trace tens of thousands of tagged proteins inside cells. With a response time within two minutes and at a…