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Health

This New Antibody Drug Could Slow Down Cancer

PRL3-zumab, an antibody drug targeting a protein in cancer cells, has shown safety and efficacy in clinical trials.

Awards

Kaiyu Hang wins NSF CAREER Award

Hang's research will enable robots to manipulate unfamiliar objects in high-uncertainty situations.

How Genomic Sequencing Can Drive Agricultural Advancements

Professor Rajeev Varshney achieved the largest plant genome sequencing study by harnessing MGI’s high throughput sequencing technologies.

Accelerating Decarbonization: Fugaku In The Race To Net Zero

In a race against time, researchers are tapping into the computational power of Fugaku to solve our world’s pressing carbon problem.

Environment

Why Are There So Few Women in Ecology

Women scientists continue to be underrepresented in ecology and evolution research, shows a study.

In the Lab

You’d Be Able To Smell Your Virtual World Soon

Scientists have developed soft and flexible wearables that recreate a wide range of smells for virtual reality applications.

Scaling Up Viral Surveillance

Twist Bioscience’s target enrichment approach streamlines the discovery, monitoring and management of viruses and their transmission.

Looking Back And Ahead: How A Scientist In Singapore Breaks Ground In Cancer Research

Known for his work on chronic myeloid leukemia, Dr Ong Sin Tiong at Duke-NUS Medical School continues to shed light on the mechanisms of drug resistance in this hematologic cancer.

In the Lab

A New Ultrafast Camera Captures Molecular Dynamics In Cells

A new imaging technique can capture dynamic interactions of single molecules at 10,000 frames per second.

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