Bioinformatics

A new spatial multi-omics tool merges different levels of biological data from the same tissue sample to better differentiate finer details at different health states.

A detailed map of genetic variations in a key drug-processing enzyme reveals new precision medicine insights for patients of Asian ancestry.

A new machine learning tool could help predict cancer treatment outcomes for more effective and targeted treatments.

A new artificial intelligence tool helps scientists uncover how cells communicate within tissues, paving the way for more targeted treatments for diseases like cancer.

A new algorithm, BANKSY, expands our understanding of cellular diversity by revealing how cells are influenced by interactions with their neighbours.

A new computational tool gives scientists a 3D view of the gene expression landscape in tissues to better track disease progression and design targeted drugs.

A comprehensive ranking of 14 algorithms may help bioinformaticians overcome inconsistencies during data collection.

A study implicates novel genetic risk factors in a rare and aggressive lymphoma affecting Asian populations.

Sebastian Maurer-Stroh shares how bioinformatics has enabled Singapore to respond quickly to COVID-19 and will continue to play an important role in ongoing surveillance.

Surveillance and contact tracing are key to limiting the widespread transmission of COVID-19 in the community, experts find.

In a display of scientific willpower, A*STAR researchers developed and deployed the COVID-19 diagnostic Fortitude Kit within weeks of the virus reaching Singapore’s shores.

A*STAR researchers have identified specific sites in the surface protein of influenza viruses that allow the pathogen to adapt to different host organisms.