SEOUL, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Sooam Biotech Research Foundation and renowned stem cell researcher Hwang Woo-suk have entered into a legal battle with another Korean scientist, Park Se-pil of Jeju National University, over the ownership of a core technology for mammoth cloning. Recently, Professor Park made an astonishing scientific discovery by successfully reanimating the somatic [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean and American researchers have found a correlation between a group of genes that are known to trigger depression, schizophrenia and bipolar diseases. A team led by professor Lee Do-Heon at the Bio-Synergy Research Center and Dr. Kim Sang-Hyun at the Stanley Medical Research Institute (SMRI) said on June [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A research team led by Purdue University has found molecules that can inhibit the activity of the MERS virus. According to a university announcement on June 23, the team has found a molecule structure that shut down the activity of an enzyme essential to MERS virus replication. Andrew Mesecar, [...]
SEJONG, Jun. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Korea will develop a 6,000 meter underwater walking robot with multiple crab-like legs to excavate shipwrecks or objects of maritime or historical interest. According to the Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering (KRISO), hardware for the ‘Crabster’ CR6000 that can walk or swim with six legs will be [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A Korean research team has developed a core technology in realizing a super-mini display with high resolution. The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning announced on May 25 that a team led by Professor Lee Byeong-Ho and Dr. Yoon Han-Shik at Seoul University has developed a metal nanoparticle [...]
SUWON, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Gyeonggi-do Agricultural Institute is set to develop frog-rearing technologies for food purposes, according to an institute statement on May 17. The institute is planning to conduct research on farming Dybowski’s brown frogs, which are popular among people who look for special, alternative medicine-like foods. Only reared frogs can [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean scientists successfully developed an eco-friendly artificial photosynthesis system that can create hydrogen energy using only visible light and water. The team led by professor Nam Ki-tae of Seoul National University announced on May 10 that it had succeeded in developing a system for generating hydrogen energy easily and cheaply by [...]
SEJONG, Apr. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will work to develop and improve new products using nanotechnology, such as wearable devices, as part of efforts to take global leadership in a market that is expected to reach US$3 trillion in 2020, the government said Thursday. Nanotechnology refers to the technology of dividing any material [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Two German shepherds cloned by a team led by Dr. Hwang Woo-Suk are set to participate in official qualification tests for search and rescue dogs on 28 and 29, said the National 119 Rescue Services on April 27. Named Nara and Nuri, the two dogs were cloned by Dr. [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean and German researchers have found out that resveratrol, an anti-oxidizing substance, is effective in improving acne conditions. On April 22, a research group led by professor Kim Beom-Jun at Chung-Ang University Hospital said that the team and German researchers have proved that resveratrol, which can be found in red wine [...]