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Catalyst-free oxidative coupling of flavones in food grade alkaline water
November 21, 2022NUS food scientists developed a method to synthesize bioactive bi- and tri-flavones using molecular oxygen and food-grade alkaline water. Flavonoids…
Read MoreAtomic structure of kidney V-ATPase
November 07, 2022NUS scientist has revealed the high-resolution atomic structure of the mammalian kidney vacuolar type ATPase, and discovered a novel binding…
Read MoreChiral drug-like building blocks by nickel-catalysed enantioselective olefin cross-coupling
October 28, 2022NUS chemists have developed an effective method to access enantioenriched drug-like compounds through multicomponent olefin cross-coupling using chiral nickel-based catalysts….
Read MoreForce stabilises a bond in bacterial adhesion
October 25, 2022NUS biophysicists have discovered how a special bacterial adhesion complex could be counterintuitively stabilised by mechanical stress at the single-molecule…
Read MoreEye colour variation in primates
October 15, 2022NUS researchers propose that the causes of eye colour variation in primates may, in part, be explained by differences in…
Read MoreMechanoluminescence-powered smart mouthguard for healthcare assistance and human–computer interaction
October 11, 2022NUS researchers have developed an unprecedented, interactive mouthguard using mechanoluminescence-powered optical fibre array for controlling electronic devices. The operation of…
Read MoreDecoding how plants survive drought
October 10, 2022NUS biologists have revealed how plants suppress the formation of stomata, the microscopic pores on their surface, to limit water…
Read MoreGut microbial enzymes involved in colonic metabolism and gut toxicity of triclosan
September 26, 2022NUS food scientist found that certain gut microbial enzymes can cause the reactivation of triclosan (TCS) from its inactive metabolite….
Read MoreVisible light activation enables transformation of bench-stable sulfones to valuable glycosides
September 23, 2022NUS chemists have developed a new strategy to generate therapeutically relevant C-glycosides and S-glycosides through a catalyst- and transition metal-free…
Read MoreDeep learning from a dynamical viewpoint
September 14, 2022NUS mathematicians have developed a new theoretical framework based on dynamical systems to understand when and how a deep neural…
Read MoreA blood marker which predicts the risk of osteoporotic hip fractures in older men
September 12, 2022NUS scientists have discovered that blood levels of the chemokine protein CXCL9 reliably predict the risk of osteoporotic hip fractures…
Read MoreWhen at risk of female cannibalism, male spiders select the paired sexual organ containing more sperm
August 16, 2022NUS biologists have discovered that male spiders make choices on maximising their mating success when they are at risk of…
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