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Australia
•  Australia's First Adult Stem Cells from Skin
•  Defective Gene Defies Colorectal Cancer Treatment
•  Cosmetic Surgery Boom in China
•  Hong Kong Researchers Generate New Human Stem Cells

India
•  Bihari Villagers Generate 'Green' Electricity
•  Mystery Killer Virus Identified in Ahmedabad

Japan
•  Japan Facing Avian Flu Pandemic, 4th Farm Tests Positive for Virus
•  Japan to Test New Cancer Therapy

New Zealand
•  Milk Can be Used to Fight Cancer

Singapore
•  SATA CommHealth and Ngee Ann Poly Develop TB Detection Software
•  Increased Demand for Aesthetic Treatments
•  Cancer of the Womb on the Rise
•  Rare Disease Reported in Singapore

Europe
•  New Test for Genetic Mutations to be Offered to Parents
•  FDA Revokes Recommendation for Breast Cancer Drug Avastin Other Regions
Europe
•  Common Blood Test Could Detect Heart Disease

Feature
•  Tendon & Ligament Tissue Engineering: How to do it and how to know you've done it right?
•  Realizing the Promise of Asia-Pacific: The Strategic Shift from Outsourcing to Innovation
•  FEI: Opening Worlds Within Our World

Industry Watch
•  ImmunGene Announces Multi-Target R&D Collaboration with Cephalon Australia for Interferon Payload Technology
•  Ironwood, Protagonist Collaborate on Peptide Drug Discovery
•  First China Pharma Announces Agreement with Medisan
•  Vapi Products Industries, Vertellus Form Indian JV to Manufacture and Distribute Specialty Chemicals
•  ReproCELL to Enter Collaborative iPS Cell-derived Hepatocytes R&D Agreement with NIBIO
•  TriReme Medical Announces Japanese Alliance
•  Sime Darby, Mitsui to Collaborate on Bioethanol Plant
•  MerLion Signs License Agreement with Alcon to Develop and Commercialize Novel Finafloxacin Otic Product
•  PPD Establishes Joint Venture for Drug Discovery of Large Molecules

Research and Findings
•  Human Model of Rare Genetic Disease Reveals New Clues to Ageing Process
•  Singapore Scientists Discover a Possible Off-Switch for Anxiety
•  Researchers Find Indirect Path to Attack Breast Cancer Stem Cells

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