Highlights

Too many forewing eyespots is bad for butterflies

Too many forewing eyespots is bad for butterflies

June 14, 2021

NUS researchers found that butterflies which carry more eyespots on their forewings are more prone to attacks by predators. Most…

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A mitochondria-targeted fluorescent probe for cisplatin

A mitochondria-targeted fluorescent probe for cisplatin

June 09, 2021

NUS chemists have developed a mitochondria-targeted fluorescent probe for real-time imaging of clinically-important anticancer drug cisplatin in live cancer cell…

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Simple and compact platform for on-demand synthesis of pharmaceutical compounds

Simple and compact platform for on-demand synthesis of pharmaceutical compounds

June 01, 2021

NUS chemists have developed an automated flow synthesis platform by combining continuous-flow synthesis with solid-phase synthesis techniques to enable auto-assembly…

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Local butterflies which enjoy exotic plants

Local butterflies which enjoy exotic plants

May 25, 2021

NUS scientists show that two of Singapore’s threatened butterfly species are now critically dependent on a non-native caterpillar host plant,…

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Genome mining leads to a new type of peptide prenylation

Genome mining leads to a new type of peptide prenylation

May 19, 2021

Researchers from NUS used a genome mining approach to identify a new cyclic peptide (tolypamide) derived from a cyanobacterium. The…

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Biopolymers as Nature’s tools for wound therapy

Biopolymers as Nature’s tools for wound therapy

May 12, 2021

NUS researchers have discovered a method to fabricate a biologic interpenetrating network (IPN) hydrogel using applied rheology. Hydrogels are three-dimensional…

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Noodles enriched in dietary fibre by advanced technology remains tasty

Noodles enriched in dietary fibre by advanced technology remains tasty

May 03, 2021

NUS food scientists have demonstrated that finely ground wheat bran can be added to Asian wheat noodles by up to…

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Synthesis of a sidewall fragment of a (12,0) carbon nanotube

Synthesis of a sidewall fragment of a (12,0) carbon nanotube

April 22, 2021

NUS chemists have developed a strategy for the atomically precise synthesis of fully conjugated zigzag-edged carbon nanobelts (CNBs). The obtained molecule,…

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Treating aggressive breast cancer with an anti-diabetic drug

Treating aggressive breast cancer with an anti-diabetic drug

April 21, 2021

NUS researchers developed an approach to target highly resistant triple-negative breast cancers (TNBCs) by interfering with their energy production using…

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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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Seeking anti-human norovirus solutions using zebrafish

Seeking anti-human norovirus solutions using zebrafish

March 17, 2021

NUS food virologists have found that fucoidan, a naturally occurring carbohydrate could be a potential anti-viral candidate for the human…

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Development of eyespot patterns on butterflies

Development of eyespot patterns on butterflies

March 03, 2021

NUS biologists have discovered that Hox genes are essential for the development of eyespot patterns on the wings of Bicyclus…

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