IN THE LAB
How Ice Forms On Salt
Ultrahigh resolution scanning tunnelling microscopy has overturned the decades-old understanding of ice structure based on Bernal-Fowler-Pauling ice rules.
Pig Whipworm Genome Could Aid Autoimmune Disorders
Understanding the genes which allow the pig parasite Trichuris suis to modify the human immune response could result in better treatments for autoimmune disease.
Cosmic Explosions Shrouded In Dust
By detecting radio waves from molecular gas, scientists have found that galaxies hosting bright and explosive gamma ray bursts have high proportions of dust.
Blocking STAT5 To Fight Leukemia
Blocking STAT5 in conjunction with standard tyrosine kinase inhibitor drugs could be a powerful one-two punch that kills leukemic cells.
Unlocking Eucalyptus’ Potential For Oil And Paper
Understanding the Eucalyptus genome could improve the oil producing characteristics and pest resistance of the world's most widely planted hardwood.
Scientists Invent Self-Healing Supercapacitors
Wearable electronics of the future could be powered by self-healing capacitors developed at NTU, which retain up to 85 percent of their electrical performance even after being cut five times.
Protecting Flowers From The Cold
The over-expression of the gene ACBP6 helped Arabidopsis flowers to better survive sub-zero temperatures, a method that could be extended to protect other flowering plants.
Spoilt Scaffolds Underlie Some Brain Defects
Scientists have identified the gene TUBB5 that regulates the microtubule scaffold in neurons, thereby playing an important role in healthy brain development.
The Geometry Of Genetic Coding
The specificity of the tRNA synthetase enzyme, and consequently protein translation, is due to geometric features determined by a single base pair known as the wobble base pair.
