Tan Eng King – Asian Scientist Magazine

The Yuan Goes Global

SMU Professor Chow Hwee Kwan studies how Asian countries manage their currencies, and the impact of these policies on their economies.

Technology

Leaf-Inspired Power Packs A Punch

In the future, consumer devices could be powered by solid state micro-supercapacitors instead of lithium batteries.

In the Lab

Pyschosis In Some Children Could Be Linked To Autoimmunity

Eight out of 43 children experiencing psychosis for the first time had antibodies against dopamine or NMDA receptors, suggesting the involvement of the immune system.

In the Lab

Tracing The Dendritic Cell Family Tree

A single-cell RNA sequencing study has shown that dendritic cells are already committed to their downstream lineages in the bone marrow.

Columns

Scientists & Their Quirky Habits

You can take a scientist out of the lab, but you can't quite take lab habits out of the scientist.

In the Lab

Dopamine Boosts Libido In Aging Male Flies

Increasing dopamine levels in PPL2ab neurons can restore sexual responses in old, male flies.

In the Lab

Fight-Or-Flight Reflex Circuit Uncovered In Mice

Using optogenetics and neural tracing methods, scientists mapped the fight-or-flight reflex circuit in the brains of mice.

In the Lab

The Tiny Protein That Syncs With The Earth’s Rotation

Oscillations of a 10 nm protein help cells keep in tune with the 24 hour cycles of the Earth.

In the Lab

The Blind Spot Can Sense Light After All

Although not involved in vision, light on the eye's blind spot can influence the pupillary light reflex.

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