NUS breakthrough for aquaculture: Oral vaccine protects fish from fatal nervous necrosis virus

Novel oral vaccine, that can be mixed into fish feed, provides an effective, practical and cost-effective method to protect fish…

Contributing to the management and restoration of Singapore’s forests

Two research projects by NUS researchers, in collaboration with experts from the National Parks Board (NParks), reveal new insights into…

NUS research on hybrid coastal protection to safeguard Singapore from rising sea levels

By 2100, Singapore’s sea level is projected to increase by up to 1.15 metres. Coupled with extreme weather conditions, sea…

A simple DNA switch helps tropical butterflies change wing patterns with the seasons

A team led by Professor Antónia Monteiro from the NUS Department of Biological Sciences, identified a stretch of DNA that helps…

Fitness tradeoff in the plant-microbiome

A/P Sanjay Swarup and Team have introduced the concept of fitness trade-off between plants and their microbiome and provide a mechanistic…

AviList: The world’s first harmonised classification of birds

New Fossils Imply a Deeper Origin of Modern Birds in the Mesozoic

A new review published by Associate Prof. Frank Rheindt and colleagues synthesizes the most recent information from the genomic and…

Crabs with Headlamps: How Mangrove Crabs Use Built-In Mirrors to Send Bright Signals

When you think of animals with flashy, eye-catching features, crabs living in muddy mangroves probably do not spring to mind….

Incorporating users’ adaptive behaviour in urban green space planning

Atomic structure of kidney V-ATPase

November 07, 2022

Eye colour variation in primates

Decoding how plants survive drought