Highlights
Photonics
Looking good
8 November 2011A passive alignment method offers an easy solution for fabricating integrated photonic circuits
Genes
A collective effort
8 November 2011Gene regulation may depend more on the synergy of multiple proteins rather than discrete contributions of individual factors
Optical Fiber
Perfecting plastic
25 October 2011The rate of data transmission over plastic optical fibers can be increased by controlling modal dispersion with simple and robust tapers on each end
RNA
Delayed polyadenylation of maternal mRNA
25 October 2011An atlas of embryonic stage-specific gene expression in fish provides insights into a long-standing enigma of the developmental process
Photonics
In the crossfire
25 October 2011The elimination of detrimental cross-talks in single-photon detectors pushes quantum optics to new limits
Chromosomes
Battle of the sex chromosomes
25 October 2011Skewed X chromosome expression may confound laboratory models of human diseases
Nanoparticles
A resonant improvement
25 October 2011Coupling nanoparticles to purpose-built resonators boosts the performance of Raman spectroscopy
Hepatitis
Breaking into liver cancer
25 October 2011Chronic hepatitis B virus enhances liver cancer susceptibility by blocking a key DNA repair enzyme
A*STAR Bioprocessing Technology Institute (A*STAR BTI)
A way to maintain pluripotency
11 October 2011Fibroblast growth factor-2 keeps stems cells in their undifferentiated state by activating Wnt signaling
A*STAR Genome Institute Of Singapore (A*STAR GIS)
Aggravating tumor aggressiveness
11 October 2011A protein secreted from breast cancer cells enhances the spread and survival of tumor cells
Genetics
Speeding up evolution
11 October 2011Generating microbes with useful properties is quicker and easier if multiple genes are modified at the same time
Toxicity
Following the toxin trails
11 October 2011Clarifying how deadly protein toxins hijack cellular processes to enter human cells will help in the development of antidotes
Nanotechnology
Soaking up the atmosphere
27 September 2011Combining carbon dioxide sorbents with gold nanoparticle catalysts makes manufacturing ultrapure hydrogen gas easier than ever
