SINGAPORE: Precision medicine therapies are set to be covered under MediShield Life to keep such treatments affordable for Singaporeans, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Thursday (Oct 10). The MediShield Life Council has recommended extending MediShield Life coverage to approved precision medicine therapies, he said, adding that the Ministry of Health (MOH) intends to … Read more
Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a rallying cry for the country to overcome challenges in reforms and technology amid China’s revitalisation push. Xi made the comments when awarding national medals and honorary titles on Sunday as a part of a celebration to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China … Read more
It’s not every day we get to see the tiny world that exists beyond our vision, but that’s what the Nikon Small World in Motion competition is all about. This is the 14th year of the competition, where past winners revealed extraordinary insights into things like the stomach contents of a termite, human cells fusing and dying during … Read more
A new study led by Professor Jin Li and Associate Professor Zheng Hongxiang from Fudan University suggests that genetics may play a significant role in protecting against obesity. The study, published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Genetics and Genomics, identifies a type of mitochondrial DNA prevalent in southern China and Southeast Asia that appears to … Read more
The natural world is full of gender diversity: female hyenas have pseudo penises used for sex and urination, many species of fish and plants change their sex over their lifespan, and female lions have been known to grow manes and develop a masculine growl. Those are among many examples in a new episode of CBC’s The Nature … Read more
British Columbia grain farmer Malcolm Odermatt says all he can do is pray for rain this spring after repeated droughts sabotaged his harvest last year. Odermatt, who is also the president of the B.C. Grain Growers Association, has been working with his father since 2012 to farm about 2,000 acres of land in the Peace … Read more
Reports from New Scientist suggest gene-edited meat could make an appearance at your local supermarket soon. The report says that a company called Genus is preparing the commercial launch of a batch of gene-edited pigs that have been modified to be immune to disease. If the launch is approved, we could see genetically modified pork … Read more
A little-known dog breed with fur so thick it was spun into blankets was selectively bred for millennia by Native Americans of the Pacific northwest in the United States until its rapid demise following European colonisation, a study in Science shows. The new research was based on a genetic analysis of Mutton, one of the … Read more
