Highlights

One antibody: Two ways of neutralising flaviviruses

One antibody: Two ways of neutralising flaviviruses

December 20, 2021

NUS scientists have discovered that a single antibody can neutralise different flaviviruses in multiple ways including a novel mode of…

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At the crossroads of cell survival and death

At the crossroads of cell survival and death

April 05, 2021

NUS researchers discovered that a protein, known as MOAP-1, plays a crucial role in facilitating autophagy, a cellular “self-eating” process…

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Filling in the “GAP” in cell (mis)communications

Filling in the “GAP” in cell (mis)communications

December 20, 2017

20 Dec 2017. NUS biologists have identified a crucial protein that commands a key communications hub which determines cell growth….

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How deep can a cell sense

How deep can a cell sense

September 14, 2017

14 Sep 2017. NUS researchers discovered that mechanical cues from the porous microenvironment of the bone matrix could affect the…

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Illuminating pulses of living cells

Illuminating pulses of living cells

January 16, 2017

16 Jan 2017. NUS biological scientists have unravelled principles underlying pulsatile cell dynamics, a key step towards understanding biological networks. Cortical…

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Stem cells’ line of defenses

Stem cells’ line of defenses

July 14, 2016

14 Jul 2016. NUS biological scientists have identified the genes responsible for defending stem cells against viral infections. Stem cells…

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Hope for liver failure patients

Hope for liver failure patients

June 17, 2016

17 Jun 2016. NUS scientists have identified the protein MOAP-1 as a potential treatment target for acute liver failure triggered…

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“Pinning” down root growth

“Pinning” down root growth

February 05, 2016

05 Feb 2016 NUS scientists discover that a plant-type Pin1, Pin1At, a peptidyl-prolyl isomerase, can regulate root growth in response…

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The live neuron fluorescent probe, NeuO

The live neuron fluorescent probe, NeuO

April 05, 2015

5 Apr 2015 Scientists in NUS have developed a fluorescent probe which has an unprecedented ability to label and image…

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Detection of leukemia with carbon nanotubes

Detection of leukemia with carbon nanotubes

October 05, 2014

5 Oct 2014. NUS scientists have demonstrated an ultrasensitive electrochemical nucleic acid assay amplified by carbon nanotubes-based labels for the…

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Sentinels of the brain

Sentinels of the brain

April 23, 2014

23 Apr 2014. Scientists in NUS have discovered the importance of microglia function in neuroinflammatory disease. Microglia are resident cells…

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Light Up to the Groove, GQR!

Light Up to the Groove, GQR!

April 21, 2014

21 Apr 2014. NUS scientists have developed a novel BODIPY-based fluorescent sensor (GQR) which can be used as drugs on…

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