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Calcium Controls Sleep Duration In Mice
Researchers have identified seven calcium-regulating genes that control when mice wake up or fall asleep.
How Does The Brain Perceive Optical Illusions?
Optical illusions like the Pinna illusion activates the medial superior temporal area in the brain, which represents illusory rotation as if it were real rotary motion.
Flies Experience Anxiety, Too
Researchers have identified genes linked to wall-following behavior in flies when they are feeling anxious, shedding light on the fundamental mechanisms underlying anxiety.
Reprogrammed Stem Cells Shed Light On Bone Cancer
Although not sufficient to cause bone cancer on its own, the EWS-FLI1 gene predisposes cells to cancer by preventing differentiation.
Crystal Growth That Is Out Of This World
To better understand the effect of zero gravity on protein crystal growth, researchers are growing crystals onboard the International Space Station.
What Basket Weaving Teaches Us About Spin Liquids
Atoms in spin liquids take the form of a kagome lattice structure, named after a Japanese basket weaving technique.
Have Your Seaweed (And Drink It, Too)
The National University of Singapore is collaborating with a food manufacturer on food and drink products made from eucheuma, a type of seaweed with an array of health benefits.
Cambodia And Belgium Strengthen Ties Through Agro-Food Partnership
Universities and partner institutions in Europe and Southeast Asia are partnering on the Erasmus Plus program to further knowledge in agriculture, food science and technology.
Building A Treasure Chest Of Medical Data
Professor Kanagaratnam Shanmugaratnam set up the Singapore Cancer Registry in 1967, a time when everything had to be done by hand; this meant meticulously transferring decades of data to now-obsolete punch cards.
