Highlights
Chemistry
The perfect couple
26 January 2016Innovative molecule helps palladium catalyst create complex compounds
Cancer
Better diagnosis for a rare syndrome
26 January 2016A rearrangement in a tumor suppressor gene could be the key to a firm diagnosis for families prone to cancer
Alzheimer’s Disease
Probing for oligomers
19 January 2016Fluorescent probe selectively detects biomarkers linked to Alzheimer’s disease
Contaminants
A sticky situation
19 January 2016Examining the intermediate stages of antibody purification provides
insight into the manufacture of safer biopharmaceuticals at lower cost
Second-harmonic Generation
Tiny gaps provide a golden opportunity
19 January 2016Frequency conversion of light on a tiny scale is now possible thanks to
a gold nanostructure containing miniscule gaps
Nanophotonics
Nanoscale sieves snare would-be thieves
19 January 2016Bio-inspired algorithms enable a pattern of thousands of nanoscale holes into metal films for high-tech optical security
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‘Junk’ DNA now center stage
19 January 2016DNA previously
considered superfluous may provide vital protection against stress and could
even be used in cancer treatment
Metasurface
A shift in the right direction
19 January 2016A simple artificial material can influence the properties of visible light
Epigenetics
Regulatory regions revealed in one shot
5 January 2016Disease-causing regions of the genome that affect gene expression levels are mapped with a new method
EGFR
A cell surface–to–nucleus super highway
5 January 2016Receptors may be able to turn
genes on and off by taking a newly-discovered route to the heart of the cell
Institute Of Medical Biology (IMB)
Stem cells for the ovary
5 January 2016A protein
biomarker confirms the presence of stem cells that maintain ovaries
Singapore Institute For Clinical Sciences (SICS)
Understanding infants’ itchy skin
5 January 2016The age at which eczema appears in young children may indicate its cause
Imaging
Sharp images of moving tumors
5 January 2016Lung tumors can be accurately imaged by a method that combines the best
aspects of two existing imaging techniques
