Highlights
Neurobiology
Driving neuronal differentiation
6 December 2011Identification of a signaling pathway could aid development of stem cell-based therapies for Parkinson’s disease
Stem Cells
Knowing what they want to be in life
6 December 2011Collaborative study sheds light on our understanding of how stem cells differentiate during embryonic development
A*STAR Institute Of High Performance Computing (A*STAR IHPC)
Tubular probes
22 November 2011Short, capped single-walled carbon nanotubes may serve as ideal probing tips to study friction, lubrication and wear at the microscale
Silicon Nanowires
Harnessing hotspots
22 November 2011A tiny generator built from silicon nanowires can harness energy from the surplus heat produced in electronic circuits
Cancer
Sorting through the damage
22 November 2011A high-throughput sequencing strategy allows scientists to follow cancer’s trail of genomic destruction
Nanoparticles
Probing for interactions
22 November 2011Nanoparticles offer insights into interactions between single-stranded DNA and their binding proteins
Nanoparticles
Germ killers
22 November 2011Polymer-based nanostructures that can selectively burst open bacteria show promise for tackling drug-resistant microbes
Cells
The twists and turns of tumor treatment
22 November 2011A melanoma drug is linked to long-term changes in the tumor environment in a subset of tumors that respond effectively to the drug
Genes
A collective effort
8 November 2011Gene regulation may depend more on the synergy of multiple proteins rather than discrete contributions of individual factors
Electronics
One stone, two birds
8 November 2011A single polymer can be used to fabricate both thin-film transistors and solar cells
Antibodies
Cooperative partners
8 November 2011Structural analysis indicates how two different antibodies to a cancer-causing protein could work together to block its function
Cells
Spotting the invaders
8 November 2011A vaccine against a devastating form of malaria common in Asia and South America is one step closer thanks to a long-awaited methodological advance
Cells
Sizing up cells
8 November 2011A numerical model could improve the performance of cell-sorting devices by predicting the paths taken by deformable cells
