Highlights
Overweight
Transmitting risk from mother to child
14 June 2016Nature and nurture work in unexpected ways to determine obesity and diabetes risk even before birth
Breast Cancer
Resisting cancer drug resistance
14 June 2016Therapeutic target takes aim at a virulent strain of cancer
Symmetry
Mathematics to the rescue
14 June 2016A mathematical analysis of urban traffic models clarifies a dispute over which approach is the best
Organocatalytic Ring-opening Polymerization
A cyclic route to degradable materials
14 June 2016Rapid synthesis of ring-shaped molecules offers a cheap route to a plethora of polymers with health and environmental applications
Thermal Modulator
Graphene-based thermal modulators
14 June 2016Squeezing graphene is a way to control its heat conduction, paving the way to harvesting waste heat for power
A*STAR Singapore Immunology Network (A*STAR SIgN)
The journey from blood to tonsils
14 June 2016Single-cell analysis reveals how immune cells are related and which ones accumulate in the tonsils during childhood
Robots
High-tech librarian knows its books
1 June 2016Automated robot that scans library shelves using laser mapping and radio tags can ensure no book is misplaced again
Toxicity Prediction
An animal-free prediction model
1 June 2016A cell imaging-based screening approach predicts toxic effects of chemicals on the human kidney
Fluorescence
Red for go, green for done
1 June 2016A molecular probe has been developed that emits light at critical stages while destroying tumor cells
Data Storage Institute (DSI)
Off the beaten track
1 June 2016An unusual silicon-rich alloy offers enhanced
channeling of light for optical computer chips
A*STAR Singapore Immunology Network (A*STAR SIgN)
Early deciders
1 June 2016Precursors to dendritic cells decide what they want to be when they grow
up much earlier than previously thought
Significance Testing
The significance of forgetful fruit flies
17 May 2016Updating the statistical methods biologists use to interpret data resolves a longstanding debate in neuroscience
A*STAR Bioprocessing Technology Institute (A*STAR BTI)
An effective way to explore data
17 May 2016The impressive computing power of a genetic algorithm can identify the signatures of small molecules within complex metabolomics datasets
