Month: July 2021
HKU-led research reveals hidden sources of non-nutritive and low-calorie sweeteners in pre-packaged foods
Jul 14th 2021
A recent study led by Assistant Professor Dr Jimmy Chun Yu LOUIE, and BSc (Food and Nutritional Sciences ...
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HKU biologists identify and demonstrate a naturally abundant venom peptide from ants that activates a previously unknown pseudo allergic pathway, unravelling a novel immunomodulatory pathway of MRGPRX2
Jul 12th 2021
Ants are omnipresent, and we often get blisters after an ant bite. But do you know the molecular mechanism ...
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HKU Ecologists develop a novel forensic tool detecting laundering of critically endangered cockatoos
Jul 12th 2021
Ecologists from the Conservation Forensics Laboratory of the Research Division for Ecology and Biodiversity ...
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Songbirds like it sweet! A research co-developed by HKU Evolutionary Biologist found that Songbird ancestors evolved a new way to taste sugar
Jul 12th 2021
Humans can easily identify sweet-tasting foods - and with pleasure. However, many carnivorous animals lack ...
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HKU ecologist and Hong Kong Bird Watching Society jointly develop “HKBirds: Birds of Hong Kong” birding app
Jul 06th 2021
Nowadays, citizens often stick to the flat screens of mobile phones. To reconnect people in the city with ...
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