An NTU-led team determined the structure of a particular ion channel at near-atomic-state – a first in Singapore.
Research: Breakthrough in determining the structure of tiny particles at the nanometre scale leading to new drug discovery
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Using machine learning to predict chromatin interactions in DNA and to improve cancer research
Have you ever wondered how Spotify knows what new tunes to recommend to you? Or how Netflix can suggest another television series for you to binge-watch? It is all down to a branch of artificial intelligence known as machine learning, where computer algorithms analyse...
Unravelling the science behind chromatin folding and accessibility: the H4K20 methylation pathway
Deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, is often termed the blueprint of all life on Earth. Packed away in the nuclei of most cells, the genetic information stored in DNA contains instructions for all the functions, structures, and hereditary information of a living organism....
First Author at 22 – Lim Rui Qi, Audrey from NTU SBS
It all started when Lim Rui Qi, Audrey, a Year 4 Biological Sciences undergraduate from Nanyang Technological University reached out to Assistant Prof Ma Wei to join his lab because of her passion in plant science since young.
Plant defence against pathogens: It’s about the phase
While the world focuses on building human immunity against the virus, Associate Professor Miao Yansong from the School of Biological Sciences (SBS) at Nanyang Technological University dedicated his efforts to research on the mechanisms underlying plant immunity during bacterial invasion.
CoS E-Career Talk on 29 Jan 2022
On 29 January, NTU College of Science (CoS) invited prospective students to tune into an online Career Talk via livestream and to bring with them their burning questions on university life in NTU, an academic path in Science, and what career prospects they could have...
Squid proteins for a better hydrogel
In the medical field, one area that has always been of interest is how drugs and medical therapeutics can be better delivered to the human body. Over the last several decades, scientists have been looking at hydrogels as a means of drug delivery. Application of...
Biological Sciences & Food Science and Technology: Meet Johanan from NTU SBS
As part of the Meet Our Students series, we connected with undergraduates from the school’s seven different programmes to learn about their motivations behind joining the programme, their experiences here at NTU SBS and more. Here’s Johanan, currently enrolled in the Biological Sciences with Second Major in Food Science and Technology programme.
Biological Sciences & Structural Biology: Meet Damien from NTU SBS
As part of the Meet Our Students series, we connected with undergraduates from the school’s seven different programmes to learn about their motivations behind joining the programme, their experiences here at NTU SBS and more. Here’s Damien, currently enrolled in the Biological Sciences with Second Major in Biomedical Structural Biology programme.
Biological Sciences & Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology: Meet Kristy from NTU SBS
As part of the Meet Our Students series, we connected with undergraduates from the school’s seven different programmes to learn about their motivations behind joining the programme, their experiences here at NTU SBS and more. Here’s Kristy, currently enrolled in the Biological Sciences with Second Major in Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology programme.