Highlights
Bioprocessing Technology Institute (BIT)
Pop in a shock protein to pep up production
10 February 2016A protein produced by cells in response to stress can improve the production of biological medicines
Stem Cells
Better burn therapy on the horizon
10 February 2016Isolating the cells responsible for healthy skin grafts could optimize a decades-old burn therapy
GUSTO
Maternal health linked to child’s risk of obesity
10 February 2016The cultural diversity of Singapore offers insights into associations between body status of mothers and infants
Antibodies
Fine-tuning immune cell function
10 February 2016The function of mature B cells is regulated by a small genomic cluster called mir-17-92
Efficiency
All eyes on the conductor
10 February 2016A ‘conductor’ that ensures simultaneous processing tasks keep time could dramatically increase the efficiency of ‘cloud’ simulations
HIF1-α
Monocytes switch roles during sepsis
26 January 2016Monocytes are ‘reprogrammed’ to be immunosuppressive as sepsis progresses
Silicon
Exciting silicon nanoparticles
26 January 2016Separating the electric and magnetic components of light scattered by
silicon nanoparticles enables more precise control of light
A*STAR Singapore Immunology Network (A*STAR SIgN)
Confirming the origin of macrophages
26 January 2016Macrophages
are shown to originate from two distinct sources during the earliest stages of
development in the embryo
Chemistry
The perfect couple
26 January 2016Innovative molecule helps palladium catalyst create complex compounds
Genetic Mutations
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
A*STAR Singapore Institute Of Manufacturing Technology (A*STAR SIMTech)
Left in the wake
26 January 2016Waves of charge scudding across gold surfaces are shown to create wakes that are readily manipulable
Fluorescent Probe
Probing for oligomers
19 January 2016Fluorescent probe selectively detects biomarkers linked to Alzheimer’s disease
Chromatin
A sticky situation
19 January 2016Examining the intermediate stages of antibody purification provides
insight into the manufacture of safer biopharmaceuticals at lower cost
