On 28 March, postgraduate students, alumni, and industry professionals gathered for an engaging afternoon at the inaugural Postgraduate Alumni Networking & Industry Engagement event. The event provided a valuable platform for students to connect with alumni...
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...
Acidic oceans delayed the emergence of life on early earth
How did life begin on Earth? What were those conditions like? These are just some questions that scientists studying the origins of life on early Earth have been grappling with for many years. It turns out, that answer lies in understanding Earth’s early oceans. A...
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...
CoS Researchers Named Among Most Highly Influential in 2024
Researchers from the College have been recognised as being some of the most influential scientists globally in Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers 2024 list. Clarivate, a United Kingdom-based data company, compiles an annual list that identifies and celebrates...
College of Science Innovation Day 2024
The College of Science’s inaugural CoS Innovation Day was held on 23 October. The event showcased the myriads of scientific research and innovations from the College’s four Schools: Asian School of the Environment (ASE), School of Biological Sciences (SBS), School of...
Global Undergraduate Awards 2023 Highly Commended Entrant Feature: Chester Ng
NTU SBS is proud to share that one of our undergraduate, Chester Ng has been awarded the Highly Commended Entrant of the 2023 Global Undergraduate Awards, under the category of Nursing, Midwifery & Allied Care. Cited as the ultimate championship of high-potential...
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....
Molecular Mechanism of Plant Oil Biosynthesis – First Authors Feature: Yuzhou Yang and Audrey Lim
2 of our Ph.D students from Assistant Prof Wei Ma's lab published their papers in Plant Physiology in May and July this year. Yuzhou Yang first-authored “Transcription factor bZIP52 modulates Arabidopsis seed oil biosynthesis through interaction with WRINKLED1”...
Putting a New Spin on Digital Bits
Physicists at NTU SPMS have shown how information can be encoded robustly using electron spins in perovskite nanocrystals, forming a potential replacement for conventional electronics.