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Quorum Sensing

Eavesdropping on bacterial conversations

20 November 2012

A signaling receptor that aids bacterial communication may provide a target for reducing virulence without antibiotics

Immunology

Making sense of contradictions

20 November 2012

Researchers from A*STAR explain how defects in a signaling protein sabotage the immune system in multiple, seemingly contradictory ways

Drug Resistance

The plastic approach

20 November 2012

Our antibiotic armory is set to benefit from the development of short-chain synthetic polymers with potent efficacy against multidrug-resistant microbes

Palm Oil

The sweet conversion of a by-product

20 November 2012

The waste plant materials remaining from palm oil extraction processes can now be converted into a useful sugar

Wireless Communications

Mobile devices keep track

20 November 2012

A more sensitive technique for determining user position could lead to improved location-based mobile services

Solid-state Physics

How magnetic recording heats up

6 November 2012

Characterization of the thermal processes involved in heat-assisted magnetic recording paves the way for commercial devices

Stem Cells

Foundations for a filter

6 November 2012

A recently discovered stem cell population could one day provide useful source material for kidney repair

Cancer Biology

Killing brain tumors at the roots

6 November 2012

By uncovering a secret of tumor stem cell survival, scientists make progress against a devastating cancer

Hippocampus

Memory-making is all about the connection

6 November 2012

A model that shows how connections in the brain must change to form memories could help to develop artificial cognitive computers

Semiconductor Devices; Silicon; Stress Sensors

Under mounting stress

6 November 2012

The recently developed ability to measure physical changes in silicon when processed into microelectronic devices could improve fabrication techniques for even smaller circuits

Nanoparticles

When less is more in predicting performance

6 November 2012

A computational approach that makes processor-intensive first-principle calculations more manageable is now available to predict the structure of nano-alloy catalysts

A*STAR Singapore Immunology Network (A*STAR SIgN)

Matching mice and men

23 October 2012

Recently uncovered human counterparts to a subset of mouse immune cells may enable better vaccination strategies

Cell Biology

Lighting up neural stem cells

23 October 2012

The screening of thousands of fluorescent molecules has revealed a specific label for neural stem cells

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