Highlights
One antibody: Two ways of neutralising flaviviruses
December 20, 2021NUS scientists have discovered that a single antibody can neutralise different flaviviruses in multiple ways including a novel mode of…
Read MoreAt the crossroads of cell survival and death
April 05, 2021NUS researchers discovered that a protein, known as MOAP-1, plays a crucial role in facilitating autophagy, a cellular “self-eating” process…
Read MoreFilling in the “GAP” in cell (mis)communications
December 20, 201720 Dec 2017. NUS biologists have identified a crucial protein that commands a key communications hub which determines cell growth….
Read MoreHow deep can a cell sense
September 14, 201714 Sep 2017. NUS researchers discovered that mechanical cues from the porous microenvironment of the bone matrix could affect the…
Read MoreIlluminating pulses of living cells
January 16, 201716 Jan 2017. NUS biological scientists have unravelled principles underlying pulsatile cell dynamics, a key step towards understanding biological networks. Cortical…
Read MoreStem cells’ line of defenses
July 14, 201614 Jul 2016. NUS biological scientists have identified the genes responsible for defending stem cells against viral infections. Stem cells…
Read MoreHope for liver failure patients
June 17, 201617 Jun 2016. NUS scientists have identified the protein MOAP-1 as a potential treatment target for acute liver failure triggered…
Read More“Pinning” down root growth
February 05, 201605 Feb 2016 NUS scientists discover that a plant-type Pin1, Pin1At, a peptidyl-prolyl isomerase, can regulate root growth in response…
Read MoreThe live neuron fluorescent probe, NeuO
April 05, 20155 Apr 2015 Scientists in NUS have developed a fluorescent probe which has an unprecedented ability to label and image…
Read MoreDetection of leukemia with carbon nanotubes
October 05, 20145 Oct 2014. NUS scientists have demonstrated an ultrasensitive electrochemical nucleic acid assay amplified by carbon nanotubes-based labels for the…
Read MoreSentinels of the brain
April 23, 201423 Apr 2014. Scientists in NUS have discovered the importance of microglia function in neuroinflammatory disease. Microglia are resident cells…
Read MoreLight Up to the Groove, GQR!
April 21, 201421 Apr 2014. NUS scientists have developed a novel BODIPY-based fluorescent sensor (GQR) which can be used as drugs on…
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