Highlights
Microglia
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
Pharmaceutical
The perfect couple
26 January 2016Innovative molecule helps palladium catalyst create complex compounds
Clinical Diagnosis
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
Near-field Scanning Microscopy
Left in the wake
26 January 2016Waves of charge scudding across gold surfaces are shown to create wakes that are readily manipulable
Alzheimer’s Disease
Probing for oligomers
19 January 2016Fluorescent probe selectively detects biomarkers linked to Alzheimer’s disease
Protein A
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
Data Storage Institute (DSI)
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
A*STAR Bioinformatics Institute (A*STAR BII)
‘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
Silicon
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
Cytosol
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
Lgr5
Stem cells for the ovary
5 January 2016A protein
biomarker confirms the presence of stem cells that maintain ovaries
