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Research To Drive Singapore’s Transport Future
The Land Transport Authority of Singapore will work with three local universities to conduct research into improving the country's transport system.
A Champion For Conservation
Professor Chou Loke Ming has been a tireless crusader for protecting Singapore's coral reefs and hopes that our waters will one day be clear again.
A Series Of Rare Events
Although Professor Louis Chen initially wanted to do physics because there was no Nobel Prize for mathematics, he eventually returned to his first love and developed the groundbreaking Chen-Stein method.
Is The Meat Safe To Eat? Nanotubes Have The Answer
Fluorescent nanotubes that dim in response to amines could be used to detect meat spoilage in near real-time.
Bilingualism Linked to Better Cognitive Functions After Stroke
Being bilingual doubles the chances of having normal cognitive functions after a stroke compared to monolingual patients.
Why Hormone Therapy Becomes Ineffective Against Prostate Cancer
Researchers have identified an miRNA associated with drug-resistant prostate cancer that could be useful as a drug target or diagnostic marker.
RaQualia & Nagoya’s ITbM To Develop Circadian Rhythm Drugs
The academia-industry partnership is hoped to yield small molecule drugs that can treat symptoms of circadian clock disruption.
Human iPS-Derived Kidneys Successfully Hook Up To Blood Vessels
In a world first, researchers have successfully connected mouse kidney capillaries with kidney tissue derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells.
Palm Oil Watchdog Raises Standards
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has adopted ‘sustainable’ farming and trade standards for the next five years.
