Highlights
Aspergillua Niger
Fungi tweaked to boost industrial enzymes
25 August 2015Mutants of a common fungus produce endoxylanase enzymes twice as potent as the original strain
Manufacturing
Shop-floor monitoring goes high tech
28 July 2015An advanced system based on discrete events paves the way for automated industrial monitoring
DNA
Snap-and-go band analysis
28 July 2015Mobile software simplifies measurements of gel electrophoresis
Development
Reaching the right size
28 July 2015Mutations in a protein involved in neuronal proliferation and survival cause extreme brain malformations and atrophy
Multimodal Imaging
Imaging probe yields double insight
28 July 2015A probe enables tumors to be investigated using complementary imaging techniques
A*STAR Singapore Immunology Network (A*STAR SIgN)
The signature of Chikungunya
28 July 2015A deeper knowledge of the body’s immune response will help combat this mosquito-borne disease
Pharmaceutical
Breaking reactivity barriers
28 July 2015A phosphorus-based ligand facilitates palladium-catalyzed coupling of challenging building blocks
Human Embryonic Stem Cell
Directing cell fates
14 July 2015A master gene determines whether cells become pancreatic or liver cells
Low-resource Setting
Tallying white blood cells on paper
14 July 2015A cost effective means for counting white blood cells promises to improve diagnosis in low-resource areas
Titania
A spot of light cleaning
14 July 2015A light-triggered cleanable, recyclable chip makes fabrication feasible for all
Epigenetics
A factor of wide significance
14 July 2015New roles revealed for immune-regulatory protein may have significant clinical implications
Slow Light
Two crystals are better than one
14 July 2015Engineered structures that can alter the speed of light could benefit optical communication systems
Anti-cancer Drugs
Quantum dots light the way
14 July 2015A drug-encapsulating nanoparticle teams up with bright bio-labels to measure how anticancer chemotherapy formulations enter cells
