Highlights
CHIKV
A milder strain of Chikungunya virus?
17 November 2015The Chikungunya virus that has hit the Americas is less severe than the strain that wreaked havoc in La Reunion
A*STAR Institute Of Molecular And Cell Biology (A*STAR IMCB)
Hosting unwelcome guests
17 November 2015A trawl through the human genome for factors in the replication of bronchitis virus in human lung cells reveals pathways that can be targeted for therapeutic development
Hepatitis B Virus
The two faces of Hepatitis B
3 November 2015Virus trains newborns’ immune cells,
enhancing their ability to respond to pathogens
Pluripotency
Controls of specialization unraveled
3 November 2015Researchers show how human embryonic stem cells maintain the potential to differentiate into almost any cell type, but enter a death pathway if damaged
Diabetes
Steaming ahead for a low-GI loaf
3 November 2015On the glycemic index, steaming produces healthier bread than baking
A*STAR Bioinformatics Institute (A*STAR BII)
Reading the signs
3 November 2015Technology for fast and efficient detection of hand poses could lead to enhanced human-computer interactions
Sensor
Standing up for sensitivity
3 November 2015Arranging polymer nanotubes in a vertical array enhances piezoelectric properties for acoustic sensors
Autoimmune
Masters of monocytes
3 November 2015Revealing the
differences between subsets of immune cells in the blood could yield new
therapies for infectious and autoimmune disease
A*STAR Singapore Immunology Network (A*STAR SIgN)
A clear view of immune cells
20 October 2015A mouse
strain gives the most detailed visualization yet of immune cells in the bone
marrow
Antibodies
Telling mosquito-borne viruses apart
20 October 2015A novel diagnostic test for Chikungunya
virus also helps distinguish the illness from other mosquito-borne diseases
Transition Metal Catalysis
A dash of nickel sets dominoes in motion
20 October 2015A synthetic
process that combines multiple components through quick, consecutive reactions is
promising for drug manufacture
Data Density
Exploring the next half-dimension
20 October 2015A 2.5-dimensional magnetic recording
scheme could help break the data density barrier
A*STAR Institute Of Molecular And Cell Biology (A*STAR IMCB)
Closer to routine urine screening
20 October 2015A highly reliable urine test has
been developed for the early detection of a common type of bladder cancer
