Quelling anti-viral responses
29 November 2018The Influenza A virus deliberately enhances levels of the human p53 protein to reduce anti-viral gene and protein expression
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Blood factories closer to reality
29 November 2018With
an eye to transfusion for patients, researchers are getting close to growing huge
numbers of red blood cells in industrial-grade vats
Identifying white knights of the arteries
29 November 2018A sub-group of white blood cells help maintain arterial structure and may aid development of treatments for vascular diseases
Reducing unnecessary medication for hepatitis B patients
29 November 2018A collaboration between A*STAR and Duke-NUS Medical School has gotten closer to freeing some chronic hepatitis B patients from a life of medication
Putting body heat in the device game
15 November 2018If thermoelectric materials can convert low-grade heat into electricity, we may never need to charge wearable technology at home again.
Controlling the gene for the ‘immortalizing enzyme’
15 November 2018Revealing how a gene is activated in cancer cells to produce an enzyme that helps the cells thrive could lead to new treatments
Monopeptides give pores for thought
15 November 2018Tiny peptide structures team up to form channels that allow rapid transit of ions in and out of cells
Coated for a clearer contrast
15 November 2018Peptide coatings boost the biocompatibility and performance of tiny iron oxide-based particles for diagnostic magnetic resonance imaging
Tiny antennae directing light at the chip scale
15 November 2018A hybrid nanoantenna designed to manipulate visible
light could one day help transmit information in tiny optical devices
Helping fuel cells beat the heat
15 November 2018A strategy for stabilizing silver films could make high-efficiency fuel cells usable in portable devices
Building a new wave of lightweight structural panels
15 November 2018Computerized design reveals how honeycomb-like frameworks
with unusual rippled shapes can produce buckle-resistant architectures
A tougher conductive ceramic at lower cost
15 November 2018An inexpensive powder process yields a conductive aluminum-oxide ceramic composite with a raft of industrial applications
How a cell’s fate is controlled
15 November 2018A dual-function protein switch can be tweaked to improve the effectiveness of cellular reprogramming
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