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2016 Nobel Prize In Medicine Awarded to Yoshinori Ohsumi

Professor Ohsumi has been recognized for his role in the discovery of autophagy, a cellular self-renewal process.

Debunking The Myth Of Password Security

As online security becomes more complex, we need to look beyond text-based user authentication to keep the ‘bad guys’ out, says SMU Associate Professor Gao Debin.

Technology

Thinking About The Mind Behind The Robot At SIRE 2016

Cloud computing has the potential to revolutionize the field of robotics, but there are key considerations to look into before you leap.

In the Lab

Body Size And Flight Style Determine How Far Birds Migrate

Larger flapping birds, such as cranes, geese, and swans migrate shorter distances than soaring birds such as raptors, vultures, and albatrosses.

2016 President’s Science and Technology Awardees Announced

Three individuals and a team comprising four parties in Singapore have been awarded the President’s Science and Technology Awards, presented by President Tony Tan Keng Yam.

In the Lab

Gene Therapy Reduces Heart Failure In Mice

By inhibiting the production of ANGPTL2, researchers were able to reduce the progression of heart failure in mouse models.

In the Lab

Great Apes Have A Firm Grip On Reality

You can’t hoodwink an ape! An eye-tracking experiment shows that, like humans, chimpanzees can process false beliefs.

In the Lab

Gene Linked To A Common Hearing Disorder Identified

Scientists in Japan have identified the causative gene for sensorineural hearing loss, a common hearing disorder.

Features

Balancing The Sacred And The Secular

SMU Provost Lily Kong, widely regarded as one of the world’s leading social and cultural geographers, studies the complexities that surround a society’s religious spaces and practices.

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