18 January 2012Latest Highlights
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Dermatology: Patrolling skin for pathogens
Journal of Experimental Medicine
The inner layer of skin contains a population of immune cells specialized for fighting infection
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Stem cells: A new breath of life
Cell
The discovery of distal airway stem cells opens the door to new therapies for reversing pulmonary disease
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Medical diagnostics: Quick blood testing
Biosensors and Bioelectronics
A*STAR researchers have developed an integrated chip device for the rapid analysis of blood samples from cardiac patients
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Immunology: A big role for small RNAs
Blood
MicroRNAs are essential for B-cell development and antibody production
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Cancer biology: Cause of dissemination
PLoS Biology
Invading immune cells promote the growth and spread of primary tumors
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Medical genetics: Markers for bone-fusion disease
Nature Genetics
A genome-wide association study has identified genetic variations associated with the debilitating disease ankylosing spondylitis
21 December 2011Previous Highlights
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Nanowire electronics: Seamless memory
IEEE Electron Device Letters
Vertical silicon nanowires prove to be an excellent platform for nonvolatile memory devices without the need for doped junctions
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Metamaterials: A flexible filter
Optics Express
Plastic containing periodic arrays of split-ring resonators can be used to filter terahertz signal
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Photonics: Light-and-heat therapy
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Plasmonic nanocrosses that heat up when illuminated can be used to kill cancer
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Drug delivery: Temperature-regulated release
Biomaterials
Novel polymers release their drug cargo in response to body temperature
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Photodetectors: A ferroelectric boost
IEEE Electron Device Letters
The introduction of a ferroelectric layer into an ultraviolet photodetector enhances its output signals
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Immunology: Monocytes are not all the same
Blood
Understanding the differences between various monocyte subtypes could aid diagnosis of blood disorders
Features & Innovations
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Feature: The MicroKit wins Silver Innovation Award
07 December 2011
The MicroKit, a unique all-in-one device developed by the A*STAR Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology that enables fast and accurate detection of infectious diseases, has won the Silver Award at the Asian Innovation Awards 2011.
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Feature: Self-assembling biomimetic nanostructures
09 November 2011
A new class of ultrasmall peptides with biomimetic properties paves the way to diverse biomedical applications.
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