Highlights
Anti-fouling
A surprise coating solution
5 March 2019An easy route to polymer coatings with potential use in biofouling prevention
Bioinformatics
A decline in gene discoveries
21 February 2019The rate of discovery of human gene functions has fallen significantly
Visual Search
Helping computers find ‘Waldo’
21 February 2019New program picks out targets in a crowd quickly and efficiently
Colour Center
A tip for future nanoscale sensing
21 February 2019The tiny diamond pyramid tips used for atomic force microscopy may also prove to be highly useful for nanoscale, quantum sensing
Institute Of Chemical And Engineering Sciences (ICES)
Finding a stinky source
21 February 2019Newly discovered enzyme uses an unusual mechanism to generate a molecule with an eye-wateringly awful smell
A*STAR Singapore Immunology Network (A*STAR SIgN)
Drug resistance in the hot seat
21 February 2019Thermal stress elicits genomic changes that can make cancer cells resistant to chemotherapy
Ceramics
Ceramic holds promise for greener optical devices
3 February 2019Scientists have developed an environmentally friendly ceramic material
Anisotropy
Wrinkles take the heat
3 February 2019Experiments on nanoribbons of black phosphorus reveal the origins of directional heat transport in this promising material
A*STAR Singapore Immunology Network (A*STAR SIgN)
From suspected instigator to unlikely hero
3 February 2019A*STAR researchers have revealed the mechanism behind the way receptor TLR-9 protects against lupus
Institute Of Medical Biology (IMB)
Releasing the brakes on wound repair
14 January 2019A carefully defined balance of biomolecular signals stimulates healing by setting skin cells into motion
Profilin
Biology of our ancient ancestor takes shape
14 January 2019Primitive microbes have cytoskeletal proteins that are structurally and functionally similar to those found in humans
Monoclonal Antibodies
New stem cell antibody targets cancer
14 January 2019An antibody that targets a protein on the surface of stem cells also targets the same protein on some cancer cells
A*STAR Bioprocessing Technology Institute (A*STAR BTI)
Making heart tissue ‘beat’
14 January 2019The key to efficient production of heart muscle from pluripotent stem cells lies in optimizing the density and replicative state of the starting material
