Researchers from the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) find that exposing bacteria to hydrogen sulfide can increase antimicrobial sensitivity and reverse antimicrobial...
Researchers from Academia Sinica in Taiwan have isolated a synthetic methylotrophic single strain of bacteria that absorbs methanol, has applications in reducing global warming, and can be further...
A research team from Duke-NUS Medical School has uncovered the new knowledge that colibactin, a bacterial protein derived from intestinal Escherichia coli, is a source of cancer-causing DNA mutation....
Team from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) develops a transparent nacre-inspired nanocomposite film, constructed from sustainable naturally occurring ingredients from living...
Researchers from Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, have discovered a new anti-phage defence mechanism found in some bacteria, which...
The World Institute of Kimchi (WiKim) announced the identification of the origin of lactic acid bacteria involved in the fermentation of kimchi and its characteristics of fermentation depending on...
Research team at the Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, found that anaerobic bacteria are able to transform estrogens into androgens through a cobalamin-dependent methylation. Androgens...
Researchers at SMART, MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore and the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) discovers breakthrough that may take a step towards solving the antimicrobial resistance...
Report from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC’s) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) showed healthcare-associated infections due to use of medical device more likely to be...
Understanding and fighting antimicrobial resistance with Dr Lee Wei Lin. I became a scientist because… I enjoy scientific discovery. Being a scientist enables me to stand on the shoulders of giants...
Protein responsible for activating cell death to limit spread of pathogens. Chinese researchers have discovered a "death switch" in plants immune system that can activate cell death to limit the...
When these tiny pieces of plastics are ingested by marine organisms, they may accumulate and be transferred up the food chain. There are currently more than 150 million tons of plastics in the ocean....
