SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The government will require all registrations of embryonic stem cells to have consent forms from donors and a sample of their biological material on file to block unethical conduct in the research process, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Friday. The new regulation, effective from the day, obligates [...]
DAEJEON, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Based on the IMD Talent Report 2015 published by the International Institute of Management Development of Switzerland, South Korea ranked 18th out of 61 countries suffering from weakening competitiveness due to a brain drain. According to an online survey conducted by the Biological Research Information Center (BRIC) 47 percent of 1,500 professionals [...]
SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent international research endeavor has led to the identification of 16 genes that are responsible for increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes, an advancement that could represent a key step forward in understanding, preventing, and treating the disease. Over 300 scientists from 22 countries collaborated on the [...]
SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea has approved CHA University’s embryonic stem cell research seven years after it submitted the plan, on condition that it abides by high ethical standards, the government said Monday. The Ministry of Health and Welfare said it allowed the research team led by Prof. Lee Dong-ryul to use [...]
SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) – A team of scientists from POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology), led by mechanical engineering professor Kim Dong-sung, discovered a simple system that can measure the refractive index of a liquid by observing the shadow of light that passes through it. Light travels fastest in a vacuum and slower [...]
MUAN, South Korea, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Officials from Muan County, South Jeolla Province, revealed Monday that onions are effective in the treatment of male infertility and improved blood circulation. The research was conducted by the department of pharmaceutical sciences at Mokpo National University. The research revealed that extract from the skins of Muan [...]
SEJONG, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea and Israel have agreed to jointly develop an amphibious drone as part of their cooperation in financing research and development projects, the trade ministry here said Monday. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, and the Israeli Ministry of Economy held a meeting on industrial development in [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) – A new study suggests that consistent consumption of red ginseng improves memory function of Alzheimer’s patients. A research team led by Dr. Huh Jae-hyeok, a neurologist from the Seoul Medical Center, conducted a study of 14 Alzheimer’s patients on red ginseng consumption and its relationship to cognitive functions to [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) – It has been seven years since Korean stem cell research came to a full stop following controversy surrounding projects led by Dr. Hwang Woo-suk. However, it is expected that embryonic stem cell research will resume in the near future. Embryonic stem cells are cells extracted from the embryonic stage of [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Strong winds have the capability to take down any man-made structure. Maintaining a wind-resistant building structure has always been a conundrum for architects. However, Korean researchers have recently come up with a structure that can reduce the effect of wind by 20 percent, by using daffodil stems as an [...]