Assistant Professor Jarkko Salojarvi from the NTU School of Biological Sciences (SBS), together with an international team of scientists, have assembled high-quality genomes of Coffea arabica, Arabica coffee, and its parental species Coffea canephora, Robusta coffee,...
Understanding and Mapping the First Steps in Photosynthesis
In a recent article reported in the journal Science Advances, a team comprising scientists from NTU’s School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CCEB) led by Associate Professor Tan Howe-Siang, in collaboration with researchers from other...
Understanding a Protein’s Relationship with Our Telomeres
Scientists from the NTU School of Biological Sciences, led by Professor Lars Nordenskiöld, recently published their study in The Embo Journal on an essential protein, telomere repeat binding factor 2 (TRF2), that plays a critical role in stabilising and maintaining...
Introducing the College of Science Community Project 2nd Executive Committee
The College of Science Community Project (CoSCP) is proud to present its 2nd executive committee. The aim of the CoSCP is to foster a College culture of giving back to society and to provide platforms through which the College can come together in a spirit of caring....
College of Science’s Jakarta Outreach Event
In September, the College of Science - assisted by a group of our Indonesian student ambassadors, Indonesian alumni, and with several of our faculty members - travelled to Jakarta to meet and greet students from more than 15 schools in the region. Over 250 attendees,...
Repurposing the anti-cancer drug ponatinib
A team of scientists from the NTU School of Biological Sciences have found that ponatinib, a drug approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukaemia, has shown exceptional promise in stopping the growth of ALT-dependent cancerous cells.
Surviving the Elements: A New Understanding of Plant Stress Responses
A team of scientists from the NTU School of Biological Sciences have carried out research into how plants react to stressful conditions and devised a computational method that allows scientists to predict how plants will respond to complex environmental stresses. Their paper discussing their research and new computational method was recently accepted into the prestigious scientific journal, Nature Communications.
Why Science@NTU? – School Spotlight: School of Biological Sciences
Still pondering if you should accept that programme offer from NTU College of Science? In this series, we shine a spotlight on the Schools of the College of Science and find out how they present their students with a meaningful and fun learning experience studying Science@NTU! Today, we shall take a look at the School of Biological Sciences (SBS).
Why Science@NTU?- Meet Teh Yu Xuan!
Still pondering if you should accept that programme offer from NTU College of Science? We meet a few CoS students who share their exciting and fulfilling experience studying Science@NTU! Last but not least, we have Teh Yu Xuan from the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences.
Take on the CoS Challenge!
While the UK has University Challenge, a quiz show involving competing university students, the College of Science has it very own CoS Challenge. Modelled after the University Challenge and held over the course of a couple of weeks in February, the 2023 edition of the...