Highlights
Genomics
In search of risky rearrangements
27 March 2012Embryonic stem cell researchers collaborate to uncover genomic changes that might favor cancerous growth
Biology
System reboot
13 March 2012An enzyme that helps yeast cells recover from arrested cell division may be relevant to cancer treatment
Data Storage Institute (DSI)
When additives are good
13 March 2012Researchers have devised a simple and inexpensive approach to making soft magnetic films for microwave applications
Biochemistry
Bubble power
13 March 2012The latest microfluidic chip can generate microbubbles to break open cells for biochemical analysis
A*STAR Institute Of High Performance Computing (A*STAR IHPC)
Modeling the mind
13 March 2012Researchers have developed a computer model to simulate theory of mind
Cancer
Bringing battlers to the tumor
13 March 2012Chemotherapeutic drugs fight melanoma by attracting immune cells into tumors
Carbon Nanotubes
A clear choice
13 March 2012Dye-sensitized solar cells that use carbon nanotube thin films as transparent electrodes offer significant cost savings
Cells
Heart-to-heart
28 February 2012Stem cells grown on a scaffold form new heart tissues and may lead to the creation of functioning bioartificial hearts
Microscopy
Diamonds are a probe’s best friend
28 February 2012Long diamond tips could broaden the three-dimensional measuring capabilities of atomic force microscopes
Genomics
Heightened accuracy
28 February 2012A new computer program provides a more accurate way of assembling DNA sequences from fragmented data
Human
Sabotaging cellular stability
28 February 2012Viruses clear the way for cancer by promoting the destruction of cell adhesion regulators
Imaging
A coating protocol
28 February 2012A robust approach for preparing polymer-coated quantum dots may find use in a wide range of applications
Chemistry
Natural therapy
28 February 2012Researchers have synthesized a fungal metabolite and derivatives that inhibit crucial enzymes related to cancers
