bodyType

customContents

entityId

entityUuid

articlePageQuery

filter

article

articleBaseAdvertisingInfoArticle

articleListArticle

articleSeoArticle

hooksArticleAcknowledgementGateOverlayArticle

hooksTrackPageViewArticle

hooksContentInterestArticle

articleLinkingDataContent

hooksAmpRedirectArticle

articleSchemaContent

liveArticle

advertZone

sentiment

contentLock

topics

types

sections

paywallTypes

createdDate

publishedDate

urlAlias

moreOnThisArticles

sponsorType

commentCount

authorLocations

authors

corrections

displaySlideShow

multimediaEmbed

printHeadline

seriesContainer

articleSpeeches

socialHeadline

headline

images

flag

firstTopic

glossary

flattenTypeIds

image

relatedLinks

relatedNewsletters

__typename

sponsor

pdfFiles

seriesReverseOrder

series

disableOffPlatformContent

published

updatedDate

summary

subHeadline

body

keywords

readingTime

customTimezone

liveContents

Future science meets ancient China: diving into the unknown with award-winning scientists

Illustration: Brian Wang

News

China

Science

Dennis Lo bets on blood to bare all, with tests that saved 10 million mums from the needle

Illustration by Henry Wong

Professor Dennis Lo Yuk-Ming in his laboratory at the Centre for Novstics at the Hong Kong Science and Technology Park on 21 June 2023. Photo: Yik Yeung-man

The Chinese University of Hong Kong’s president, Professor Dennis Lo Yuk-ming, with the painting that inspired his discovery of genetic markers in human blood, at his office in the Hong Kong Science & Technology Park on 7 January 2025. Photo: Jonathan Wong.

Extracting DNA from a woman’s amniotic fluid for genome sequencing during the “CUHK Pioneers Whole Genome Sequencing for Prenatal Diagnosis in Hong Kong” at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin on 17 September 2019. Photo: David Wong.

A blood test for health screenings during a health exhibition on common respiratory diseases organised by Chinese University of Hong Kong’s Medical Society at Sunshine City in Ma On Shan on 5 October 2024. Photo: Edmond So

Blood plasma being prepared at a blood bank in Zhenjiang city in eastern China’s Jiangsu province on August 2, 2014. Photo: Xinhua.

Professor Dennis Lo Yuk-ming with a RNA microchip, used to detect RNA molecules located on chromosome 21, at the Postgraduate Education Centre of the Faculty of Medicine at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin on 9 January, 2007. Photo: SCMP

(Left to Right) Allen Chan Kwan-chee, Professor of Chemical Pathology at CU Medicine; Professor Dennis Lo Yuk-Ming, Director of the Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences at Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK); and Dr. Jacky Lam Wai-kei, Assistant Dean (Research), Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Pathology at CU Medicine, during a press conference on a CUHK study about the early detection of nasopharyngeal cancer on 11 July 2023. Photo: May Tse

Lo’s blood tests can potentially reveal more information about patients’ health, from cancers to neurodegenerative conditions to age-related diseases.


Kam-Biu Luk’s neutrino find a reminder of what’s possible when giants US and China unite

 Illustration: Brian Wang

The Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment has helped to expand understanding of neutrinos. Photo: Roy Kaltschmidt/Berkeley Lab

Kam-Biu Luk won the 2019 Future Science Prize for physical sciences. Photo: Jonathan Wong

The Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment elevated the field of experimental particle physics in China. Photo: Xinhua

Hong Kong-born physicist recalls honeymoon era of collaboration and ‘stroke of luck’ that launched Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment.


Why China is becoming more attractive to top mathematicians: Mok Ngaiming

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Professor Mok Ngaiming, chair of mathematics at HKU. Photo: Sun Yeung

University of Hong Kong academic says efforts to encourage more innovative thinking as well as heavy investment are finally bearing fruit.


Next pandemic inevitable, top Hong Kong virologist says, and the world may not be ready

  Illustration: Henry Wong

Malik Peiris, emeritus professor at the University of Hong Kong, discovered the coronavirus responsible for the 2003 Sars outbreak. Photo: Handout

A view of a crowd at Central MTR station in Hong Kong. The city’s high density makes widespread respiratory disease a major public health concern. Photo: Edmond So

Workers from Hong Kong’s Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department carry out a cull at a licensed Fu Tso Tsuen pig farm in Yuen Long in 2023. African swine fever was found at the farm. Photo: Dickson Lee

Non-coronavirus patients wait outside the accident and emergency department of Princess Margaret Hospital in Hong Kong in March 2022. Photo: Yik Yeung-man

Respiratory origin such as for Covid-19 is a particular concern amid a higher risk of new viruses jumping from animals to humans.


To mark the 10th anniversary of the Future Science Prize, the Post looks at the scientists who earned this coveted award and their groundbreaking discoveries.


Series

Future science meets ancient China: diving into the unknown with award-winning scientists

To mark the 10th anniversary of the Future Science Prize, the Post looks at the scientists who earned this coveted award and their groundbreaking discoveries.

Hong Kong doctor bets on blood tests after saving mums from the needle

Lo’s blood tests can potentially reveal more information about patients’ health, from cancers to neurodegenerative conditions to age-related diseases.

How US-China collaboration in neutrinos led to breakthroughs and then broke down

Hong Kong-born physicist recalls honeymoon era of collaboration and ‘stroke of luck’ that launched Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment.

Why are world’s top mathematicians choosing China? HKU expert offers insights

University of Hong Kong academic says efforts to encourage more innovative thinking as well as heavy investment are finally bearing fruit.

HKU virologist says next pandemic inevitable and world may not be ready

Respiratory origin such as for Covid-19 is a particular concern amid a higher risk of new viruses jumping from animals to humans.