Highlights
Disease
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
Cells
Healing a broken heart
12 October 2010A new bioprocessing system enables large-scale production of heart muscle cells from stem cells
Singapore Bioimaging Consortium (SBIC)
Another way to keep thin?
12 October 2010A highly truncated receptor protein variant retains the ability to modulate metabolic activity in mice
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
Proteins
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
Eye
Computers aid cataract detection
28 September 2010An automated system significantly improves the grading objectivity and accuracy in cataract diagnosis
Genes
Regulatory dysfunction spells trouble
28 September 2010Discovery of the mechanism regulating the expression of an enzyme implicated in human cancer could open new avenues for treatment
Cells
Clearing a hurdle
14 September 2010Efficient production of glycoprotein drugs to treat anemia and other disorders comes a step closer via genetic engineering
Microfluidics
A step in the right direction
14 September 2010Silicon-based microfluidic devices that make use of a stepwise junction can deliver droplets of various sizes
Titania
Super clean glass
14 September 2010Functionalized titania nanotubes make short work of pollutants on glass surfaces
