Highlights
MRNA
Translating the ribosome’s grim role
21 March 2017Could a surprise hookup prove fatal for the
long fragments of ‘junk’ RNA?
Mamory
More open to coercion
21 March 2017A novel ‘soft’ magnetic
material could enable faster computer memory
A*STAR Singapore Immunology Network (A*STAR SIgN)
Immune barriers remain intact after defense molecule loss
7 March 2017A missing immune response
molecule has no ill effects on subjects
Deep Hole Gun Drilling
Optimizing drill design when the chips are down
7 March 2017Modeling
the motion of chips produced in gun drilling shows a simple angle change could
lead to better gun drill design
Bioimaging
Probes lose their attachment issues
7 March 2017A novel method for designing fluorescent probes improves imaging of complex molecules in live cells
Ostariophysi
‘Scary stuff’ study finds distress chemicals in new fish order
7 March 2017A fish alarm system could be more universal than
originally thought
Bacteria
Counting microbes on a smartphone
7 March 2017Mobile app lets scientists count bacterial colonies
on-the-go
Host Factors
A human gene atlas for virus replication
7 March 2017Genetic screening gives new hope to the fight against a common childhood virus that causes hand, foot and mouth disease
Dendritic Cell
A universal language for immunological sentinels
21 February 2017A framework for characterizing dendritic
cells should bring greater consistency and reliability to immunological
research
Anisotropy
Spiky nanostructures capture life’s fine details
21 February 2017Assembling nanorods into complexes shaped like sea urchins may enable real-time imaging of cell components, including DNA
Hard Disk Drive
Laser heating hits the spot
21 February 2017Laser-based measurements reveal just how small each magnetic ‘bit’ could be using the next generation hard disk technology known as heat-assisted magnetic recording
Etching
Turning the screw
7 February 2017A simple etching technique offers a means for creating left-handed and right-handed nanostructures
Data Storage
Reducing read errors more than a bit
7 February 2017A new circuit scheme would greatly increase the accuracy of high-density spin-based data storage
