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Third Singaporean Elected To AIMBE College Of Fellows
Professor Lim Chwee Teck was unanimously elected to the Fellowship in recognition of his exceptional research efforts in mechanobiology.
Singaporean Satellites Complete First Space Missions
Two satellites entirely designed and built by teams from Nanyang Technological University have been testing out new technologies in space.
An IV Flow Sensor Inspired By Blind Cave Fish
Researchers have developed an IV flow sensor inspired by the neuromasts that give the blind cave fish its ability to detect its surroundings.
Aspen Institute Announces 2016 Class Of New Voices Fellows
Through the New Voices Fellowship, leaders and field experts from Asia, Africa and Latin America hope to bring new perspectives to international development.
Dangdai Invests Over US$43 Million In CBMG
Dangdai's investment in CMBG will help further long-term clinical trials for stem cell therapies and chimeric antigen receptor T-cell trials for selected cancers.
Cats Domesticated In China Much Earlier Than Once Thought
Cat domestication in China was closely related to the birth of agriculture around 8,000 BC, a process similar to that in the Near East and Egypt.
Food Triggers Immune Tolerance In The Small Intestines
Researchers have documented how a normal diet establishes immune tolerance conditions in the small intestine.
Placental Microvilli ‘Grow’ With The Flow
Researchers discovered that shear forces caused by fluid flow in the mother’s body are key to microvilli formation and subsequent cell function in the placenta.
Gut And Inner Ear Hair Cells Share Striking Similarities
The similarities in appearance and function of gut microvilli and stereocilia could help scientists to identify mutations of genes that may cause digestive diseases.