Highlights

A simple method to determine phase preference of proteins on live cell membranes

A simple method to determine phase preference of proteins on live cell membranes

May 12, 2022

NUS scientists have demonstrated a simple and fast method to determine if a biomolecule partitions into lipid domains on live…

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Expression, diffusion and molecular interactions determine Wnt3 distribution

Expression, diffusion and molecular interactions determine Wnt3 distribution

December 11, 2020

An interdisciplinary team of physicists and biologists from NUS has characterised the mechanism by which Wnt3, a key regulator in…

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Importance of growth factor diffusion in sensory organ development

Importance of growth factor diffusion in sensory organ development

October 26, 2018

26 Oct 2018. A multi-disciplinary team consisting of NUS biophysicists along with scientists from New York University and National Institutes…

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Probe for intracellular imaging: Let’s tame it!

Probe for intracellular imaging: Let’s tame it!

July 11, 2016

11 Jul 2016. NUS chemists have developed a model for designing cell-permeable fluorescent probes with little background interference for bioimaging of…

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Diffraction before destruction

Diffraction before destruction

April 26, 2016

26 Apr 2016 Scientists in NUS have demonstrated how x-ray lasers could help us image biological macromolecules in water. Nanometer-sized…

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Water molecules keep nanoparticles apart

Water molecules keep nanoparticles apart

April 07, 2016

07 Apr 2016 An in situ Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) study reveals that water molecules bound to nanoparticle surfaces serve…

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