From 10 to 20 July 2025, the School of Biological Sciences (SBS) hosted its first integrated Summer School, welcoming over 150 undergraduate students from eight leading universities across China, Korea, and Taiwan. The 10-day programme offered an immersive experience...
ADPact: A Versatile Sensor for ADP-F-Actin
Lighting Up Ageing Cells: NTU Researchers Develop a Novel Biosensor to Study Actin Dynamics How do our cells adapt to stress and age over time? A research team from the School of Biological Sciences (SBS) has developed a new biosensor that makes it possible to...
p53 Prophylactic Therapy for Cancer Prevention
Inspired by Nature: Enhancing p53 to Prevent Cancer Before It Starts Cancer incidence is rising globally, with one in four individuals expected to develop the disease during their lifetime. This sobering statistic has driven decades of research into the...
The Hidden Protein Driving Rice Blast Fungus
In the ongoing battle against plant pathogens, the rice blast fungus (Magnaporthe oryzae) stands out as a formidable foe, threatening food security worldwide. Now, scientists from Nanyang Technological University’s (NTU) School of Biological Sciences (SBS) have...
Plant Defence: How Bacteria Hijack Molecular “Clumps”
In an era where global food security is a pressing concern, our researchers from Nanyang Technological University’s (NTU) School of Biological Sciences (SBS) are making groundbreaking discoveries in plant immunity. Plant diseases caused by pathogens pose a significant...
Revealing the Hidden Science of Seed Development
Seed development is one of nature’s most remarkable processes, ensuring the continuation of plant life and securing global food production. However, for seeds to grow properly, they need a constant supply of nutrients, which are transported through a specialised...
2024 Singapore International TCM Clinical Heritage Lecture Series
On December 15, 2024, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Chinese Medicine successfully hosted the 2024 Singapore International TCM Clinical Heritage Lecture Series. Themed “Inheritance of Lingnan Luo’s Gynecology and Advances in Gynecological Disease Treatment,”...