Highlights
Cells
A thousand captures at a time
26 October 2010A new breed of microfluidic devices can accelerate drug discovery by making it possible to assess the effects of thousands of drug candidates on ion channels simultaneously
Infectious Disease
A portable device for virus detection
26 October 2010A device that runs on batteries and fits in the palm of your hand can detect viruses in just 35 minutes
Institute Of Chemical And Engineering Sciences (ICES)
Infection turned protection
26 October 2010Cells that fight herpes viruses also help us fend off other viruses
Genomics
Susceptibility loci for meningococcal disease
12 October 2010A genome-wide association study identifies genetic factors that increase the risk of meningococcal disease
Chemistry
Going green with copper
12 October 2010Copper salts could replace highly toxic osmium tetroxide as a catalyst for the oxidation of alkenes to diacetoxy compounds
A*STAR Bioprocessing Technology Institute (A*STAR BTI)
Healing a broken heart
12 October 2010A new bioprocessing system enables large-scale production of heart muscle cells from stem cells
Genes
Another way to keep thin?
12 October 2010A highly truncated receptor protein variant retains the ability to modulate metabolic activity in mice
DNA Detection
Morpholino offers you more
12 October 2010Morpholino-based biosensors are more stable, more specific and more sensitive than conventional biosensors for DNA detection
Micro-machining
Below the surface
12 October 2010New laser engraving technology can be used to make markings inside a block of stainless steel
Nanoparticles
Composition of functions
28 September 2010Compositional tuning proves to be an effective approach for the fabrication of semiconductor nanocrystals with novel optical functions
Data Storage
A head-to-head comparison
28 September 2010Hard disk drives could cram ten terabits of data per square inch of area using a new read head design
Molecular Biology
Out of the loop
28 September 2010Molecular dynamics simulations show why scientists have failed to generate an active form of the protein kinase PAK1
Cells
On the trail of bacterial saboteurs
28 September 2010A previously unidentified bacterial protein variant gums up the gears of a last-resort cellular suicide mechanism
