SINGAPORE confirmed six new cases of A(H1N1) Influenza on Friday, including three children.

The children are aged 3, 6 and 7 years old; all three children have travelled from Melbourne, Australia.

A 6-year-old Australian boy and his 7-year-old sister arrived in Singapore from Melbourne for a holiday on Thursday. Along with other family members, the children travelled on Qantas flight QF9 and were seated in row 53.

THE identity of a woman found floating face down in the sea off Tanah Merah Coast Road in February is still a mystery.

SCIENTIFICALLY inclined youngsters are setting up do-it- yourself biology laboratories at home. Likened to self-trained computer hackers, these enthusiasts - self-styled biohackers - browse online catalogues of DNA parts and order them from small commercial labs. With self-modified household items and used equipment acquired online, they try to tweak bacteria or synthesise novel organisms in their free time.