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Understanding how pathogens replicate, infect cells and evade the immune system may pave the way to treatments for infectious diseases.

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SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Using a drop of blood from a finger prick, a new rapid blood test kit developed by scientists in Singapore can determine if a person has immunity against Covid-19 and its variants.

SMART researchers have developed a rapid point-of-care test for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies. The test only requires a drop of blood, a small amount of liquid reagent, a paper-based assay, and a small device.

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA 6 scientists in Singapore who have pivoted to Covid-19 related work [The Straits Times, Singapore / Asia News Network] Dec. 14—SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN) — Meet six scientists in Singapore who have pivoted away from their areas of expertise to Covid-19 related work. Prof Stephan Schuster: Analysing air and surface samples to find virus traces Professor Stephan Schuster is an environmental detective. Like his crime-solving counterparts, the professor at th...

Tapping his expertise in malaria research, Professor Peter Preiser of Nanyang Technological University (NTU) came up with a paper-strip test to detect proteins produced by the Sars-CoV-2 virus. The professor of molecular genetics and cell biology did this by adapting technology he had created to differentiate between types of malaria parasites, as he was keenly aware of the need for reliable diagnostics and rapid response in the Covid-19 crisis. The result is a cellulose-based test that is able...

Prof Stephan Schuster: Analysing air and surface samples to find virus traces PHOTO: NTU SINGAPORE Professor Stephan Schuster is an environmental detective. Like his crime-solving counterparts, the professor at the Nanyang Technological Universitys (NTU) School of Biological Sciences looks for what is unseen to the naked eye. This has come in useful during the Covid-19 pandemic, as humanity battles an invisible foe. His work involves taking samples from the air and surfaces, and analysing them...