Life Sciences

Pandemic – COVID-19: The Coronavirus Disease Uncovered

The Coronavirus is a pathogen that has a direct impact on the respiratory system. In the past, this type of…

4 years ago

Pigs as Models in Understanding Cardiovascular Diseases

Despite great advances in biomedical research technologies, the use of animals cannot be replaced by modern techniques and animal systems…

4 years ago

Were Dinosaurs Nurturing Parents?

Dinosaur, a word that means ‘Terrible Lizard’, last walked the Earth 65 million years ago. When speaking of dinosaurs, the…

4 years ago

MDIS School of Life Sciences Immersion Programme

MDIS School of Life Sciences (SLS) conducted the immersion programme for students from Korea Bio Meister High School. This would…

4 years ago

Emerging technology enables risk-free assessment of genetic health of growing baby

Pregnancy is a pleasant journey and wonderful experience especially for first time parents-to-be. Regular visits to the obstetrics clinic is…

5 years ago

Official Launch:  Aquaculture Innovation Centre and tour of facilities

The Aquaculture Innovation Centre (AIC) was officially launched on Wednesday 26 June 2019 by Dr Koh Poh Koon. Situated on…

5 years ago

Candida auris, drug resistance, and another reason to wash your hands

So you might have heard the two paired terms ‘drug resistant’ and ‘Candida auris’ floating around in the news or…

5 years ago

Water Quality and Aquatic Toxicity of Costal Species in Singapore

Student activity and student engagement: Evaluation of water quality and aquatic toxicity of costal species in Singapore By Dr Rajarshi…

5 years ago

Emergence of superbugs, are we facing an antibiotics apocalypse?

“Antibiotic resistance is growing and we are running out of treatment options. If we leave it to market forces alone,…

5 years ago

Nature sightings in MDIS – The oriental pied hornbills

“Hey, there’s a big bird on the tree!” - I heard a student cry out to her friend as I…

5 years ago