这个故事的主角是2007年邵逸夫生命科学与医学奖得主罗伯特‧尼科威教授的得奖研究，G蛋白偶联受体（G Protein-Coupled Receptors, GPCR）蛋白质家族的其中一个成员。尼科威教授后来亦因同一研究课题于2012年与布莱恩‧科比尔卡教授共同获得诺贝尔化学奖。GPCR是介导细胞及器官对药物和激素反应的主要受体系统…
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Clinical Management of Coronavirus Disease 2019
Dr Wu Tak Chiu, Head of the Division of Infectious Diseases in one of our busiest public hospitals in Hong Kong provides a glimpse of the management approach, the multi-prone treatment methods in dealing with the unprecedented situation…
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Prime Numbers and Us
A prime number is a natural number greater than 1 that cannot be written as the product of two natural numbers except 1 and itself. In our daily lives, the applications of mathematics are usually the calculation of elementary arithmetic. There is, therefore, no apparent connection between prime numbers and our daily lives. In fact, there is discernible linkage…
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Geminid Meteor Shower 2020
Every year, Geminid meteor shower is active during the period from early to mid-December. The peak this year is expected to occur from the night on 13 December to the morning on 14 December. The Zenithal Hourly Rate is projected to be as high as 150…