Highlights
Skin
Releasing the brakes on wound repair
14 January 2019A carefully defined balance of biomolecular signals stimulates healing by setting skin cells into motion
Archaea
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
Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
Boosting the hydrogen economy
19 December 2018A newly discovered catalyst promises cheaper hydrogen production
Institute Of Chemical And Engineering Sciences (ICES)
Defects in catalyst boost water splitting efficiency
19 December 2018Defects in nanoparticles help to drive the production of hydrogen, a clean-burning fuel
A*STAR Bioinformatics Institute (A*STAR BII)
Clotting agent fragments help reduce sepsis risk
19 December 2018Small fragments of the coagulating protein thrombin may reduce the likelihood of bacterial wound infection leading to sepsis
Infection
Getting a grip on hand, foot and mouth disease
19 December 2018Testing for human microRNA in saliva could help prevent outbreaks of hand, foot and mouth disease in children
A*STAR Bioinformatics Institute (A*STAR BII)
A library with a difference
19 December 2018The 160K Natural Organism Library houses a wealth of novel compounds for biological research
Genetic Engineering
Unlocking new antibiotics
19 December 2018Leveraging the power of CRISPR-Cas9 to awaken antibiotics from their silent gene clusters
A*STAR Institute Of Molecular And Cell Biology (A*STAR IMCB)
Uncapping a new therapy
19 December 2018A deeper understanding of chromosome capping could improve therapies for both cancer and aging
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
Blood factories closer to reality
29 November 2018With
an eye to transfusion for patients, researchers are getting close to growing huge
numbers of red blood cells in industrial-grade vats
Infectivity
Quelling anti-viral responses
29 November 2018The Influenza A virus deliberately enhances levels of the human p53 protein to reduce anti-viral gene and protein expression
Cancer
Genetic model refines knowledge of new cancer drugs
29 November 2018Mouse studies have revealed more about the mechanisms
behind cancer drugs in trials
2D Materials
Atomic nitrogen route to new 2D semiconductors
29 November 2018A technique for making ultrathin, two-dimensional films of tungsten disulfide could underpin next-generation electronic and optoelectronic technologies
