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Wildlife Conservation Society A team of scientists led by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the National University of Singapore (NUS), revealed in a new study, for the first time, the presence of the pathogenic chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) in amphibians sampled in Singapore. And the American bullfrog may be a central player in the spread of the disease. The study appears in the current issue of the journal EcoHealth, and is the first to consider the role...
BEIJING, March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hollysys Automation Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: HOLI) ("Hollysys" or the "Company"), a leading provider of automation and control technologies and applications in China, announced today that it signed a stock purchase agreement (SPA) to acquire 100% ownership of Bond Corporation Pte. Ltd. and its group of companies ("Bond"). The total consideration for the acquisition is a combination of cash and stock, aggregating an equivalent of...
Singapore leaps forward in global policy rankings; Japan, Australia, and US lead global market; Europe stalls WASHINGTON, March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Countries around the world are improving the legal environment for cloud computing -- though at an uneven pace that risks undermining the full economic potential of cloud technologies, according to a new report from BSA | The Software Alliance. The 2013 BSA Global Cloud Computing Scorecard -- the first report ever to...
ms Rotterdam and ms Volendam to sail new 14-day round-trip Singapore itineraries - one including Myanmar - and exciting series of Collectors' Voyages SEATTLE, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Holland America Line will position ms Volendam and ms Rotterdam in Asia for the 2013-14 season, increasing capacity and adding more robust itineraries in the popular region. New expanded Singapore sailings make it easier to sail round-trip from the bustling port and experience exotic calls at...
Join the Climate Revolution! SINGAPORE, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Singapore-based social enterprise CarbonStory will launch the beta version of its crowd funding platform for climate change projects at SXSW in Austin, USA on March 10. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130305/HK71003 ) "We created CarbonStory to make a real impact towards fighting climate change", said Andreas Birnik, Co-founder of CarbonStory. "CarbonStory is game changing because we leverage the...
SINGAPORE, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre, home to Aquarama, Asia's biggest international ornamental fish, invertebrates, plants and accessories exhibition for several years now, has been undergoing a major renovation and modernisation programme since May 2012. We have been recently informed by Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre that the expected completion of the renovation project has been...
Dundee Corporation maintains 5% stake in company developing a revolutionary treatment for Alzheimer's Disease TORONTO and SINGAPORE, March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TauRx Pharmaceuticals Ltd. ("TauRx") announced today the receipt of an equity investment of USD10.5m from Dundee Corporation of Toronto ("Dundee"). The investment will be used by TauRx primarily to support the on-going program of three Phase 3 clinical trials of LMTX(TM), its novel compound currently in development as a...
Integrated Leadership of Singapore and India Strengthens SMARTSOURCING(TM) Platform ALBANY, N.Y., Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AMRI announced today that it has promoted Takeshi Yura, Ph.D., to Vice President of Discovery and Development Services, Asia. Dr. Yura will report directly to Thomas E. D'Ambra, Ph.D., Chairman, President and CEO. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120229/NY61160LOGO) Dr. Yura joined AMRI in January 2011 and most recently served as Senior...
Applications Include In Vitro Toxicology, Disease Models & Regenerative MedicineSingapore, Feb 21, 2013 - (ACN Newswire) - Researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) have successfully generated human kidney cells from human embryonic stem cells in vitro(1). Specifically, they produced the renal cells under artificial conditions in the lab without using animals or organs. This has not been possible until now.According to IBN Executive...
SINGAPORE, Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU) today announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore the science of nanotechnology, with special focus on nanocopper and related technologies for the commercial market. Lockheed Martin and NTU will set up a joint research laboratory at NTU's Yunnan campus. The lab will allow NTU students and faculty to work directly with Lockheed Martin scientists on...
Latest Singapore Reference Libraries
Symbol: PLOB2 Group: Dicot Family: Apocynaceae Duration: Perennial Growth Habit: Tree Native Status: L48 N PR N VI N Distribution: County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:FL Classification: Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta –...
Symbol: PLOBS Group: Dicot Family: Apocynaceae Duration: Perennial Growth Habit: Tree Native Status: L48 N Distribution: County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:FL Classification: Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class ...
Symbol: PLOBO Group: Dicot Family: Apocynaceae Duration: Perennial Growth Habit: Tree Native Status: PR N VI N Synonyms: PLKR3 Plumeria krugii Urb. PLPO3 Plumeria portoricensis Urb. Distribution: PlumeriaobtusaL. var.obtusadistribution:USA+(PR, VI) Classification: Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed...
Symbol: MACO11 Group: Dicot Family: Malpighiaceae Duration: Perennial Growth Habit: Shrub Native Status: L48 N PR N VI N Distribution: County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:FL Classification: Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta...
Knotted Fan Coral, (Melithaea ochracea), is a species of colonial soft coral that is found in tree-like fans on shallow reefs in the South China Sea between Taiwan and Indonesia, including Singapore and Malaysia. In Taiwan, it is the most widespread coral in its family Gorgonacea. It is found on the higher parts of reef fronts where its numerous small polyps can feed at water flow rates varying from 1.6 to 16 inches per second. This species usually grow to about 8 inches in length, with...
