Highlights
Cancer
Sidling up to natural killers
22 March 2016A technique to generate antibodies that can help strengthen natural immune responses to cancer and leukemia has been developed
Data Storage Institute (DSI)
Bad vibrations
22 March 2016Eliminating mechanical vibrations leads to
better performing mechatronic systems
Enzymes
Resource for drug developers helps pick linkers
22 March 2016SynLinker offers a better way to design fusion protein drugs
A*STAR Institute For Infocomm Research (A*STAR I²R)
Wireless-powered network gets its fair share
22 March 2016Calculations reveal how sensors must take turns to harvest power efficiently from a data hub
Drug Screening
Embryonic toxicity on the move
22 March 2016The first lab-based drug screening method for detecting changes in cell differentiation and migration during embryonic development
Stem Cells
Patterning pluripotency
8 March 2016Insights into how external mechanical
forces affect stem cell behavior could advance regenerative medicine efforts
Drug Resistance
Some ‘essential’ genes more essential than others
8 March 2016The ability of cells to adapt to the loss of some genes previously thought vital for survival challenges the concept of gene essentiality
Glucose
Vitamin D in pregnancy
8 March 2016The significance of vitamin D levels in pregnant
women may depend on their ethnic origin
Anti-bacterials
A greener solution to a sticky problem
8 March 2016Stable environmentally friendly polymer coatings inhibit the surface buildup of bacterial and marine organisms
Cancer
A light diagnosis
8 March 2016On-the-spot diagnosis of certain cancers and other diseases is closer to
becoming a reality thanks to a sensitive biosensor
Carbamazepine
Taking control of crystal formation
8 March 2016Surface chemistry offers new approach to directing crystal formation in pharmaceutical industry
Wideband Analysis
Faster analysis of electromagnetic compatibility
23 February 2016A new computer model greatly
speeds up the analysis of data from electromagnetic reverberation chambers
A*STAR Genome Institute Of Singapore (A*STAR GIS)
Unlocking the mystery of an age-old secret
23 February 2016A quest to unravel the secrets of cloning has led to a greater understanding of how cells age
