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In less than a month, the Covid-19 cluster at Changi Airport has swelled to more than 100 people, including airport workers whose jobs did not require them to interact with passengers, family members of front-line staff and visitors.

SINGAPORE - In less than a month, the Covid-19 cluster at Changi Airport has swelled to more than 100 people, including airport workers whose jobs did not require them to interact with passengers, family members of front-line staff and visitors. It is now the largest active cluster in Singapore, and accounts for four of the 30 new community cases reported...

Under-40s are to be offered an alternative to the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine - Credit: Danielle Booden Under-40s are to be offered an alternative to the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine due to a link with extremely rare blood clots.  The UKs medicines regulator, the MHRA, said 242 blood clots had been discovered among 28 million people who received first doses of the AZ jab up to April 28. A Covid vaccine being administered at the mass vaccination centre in Castle Quarter, Norwich - Credit: Daniell...

The living cells are first coated with bromothymol blue, a pH-sensitive dye that changes colour according to acidity levels. — The Straits Times/ANN SINGAPORE: National University of Singapore (NUS) researchers can now identify cancer cells by studying their acidity or pH levels using artificial intelligence technology. This technique could be potentially useful in detecting cancer cells in tissue samples, either obtained from tumour biopsies or liquid biopsies, which are blood tests. “As t...

2021_03_17 NUS researchers harness AI to identify cancer cells by their acidity_1 The novel technique of using AI to quickly analyse cells for cancer diagnosis was developed by an NUS research team led by Professor Lim Chwee Teck (left). With him are two team members – Dr Jokhun Doorgesh Sharma (centre) and Dr Yuri Belotti (right). Healthy and cancer cells can look similar under a microscope. One way of differentiating them is by examining the level of acidity, or pH level, inside the cells. ...

AI-based technique determines cancer cells by their acidity Healthy and cancer cells can look similar under a microscope. One way of differentiating them is by examining the level of acidity, or pH level, inside the cells. Tapping on this distinguishing characteristic, a research team from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed a technique that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to determine whether a single cell is healthy or cancerous by analyzing its pH. Each cancer test can...

Confession: I have been suffering a mild case of vaccine envy in recent weeks. Among my family members, a few work in the healthcare and essential service sectors. They were called up quite quickly to get their Covid-19 vaccine jabs. About half my family members have now been vaccinated. I remain among the unjabbed half. Early last month, I asked my companys human resources department if there were plans to vaccinate staff, especially journalists who are out covering events and interviewing peo...

The Straits Times Schemes enhanced to help firms go global and compete Singapores ultimate ambition is to help local enterprises spread their wings, says minister Firms such as Old Chang Kee will also get support to develop solutions and compete globally. For example, access to new markets will be improved with the expansion of the Global Innovation Alliance network from 15 to 25 cities over the next five years. PHOTO: OLD CHANG KEE/FACEBOOK https://str.sg/JVBb They can read the article in full...

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The Government is sticking with its vaccine policy and groups such as teachers and police officers will not be prioritised for the jab.