A*STAR Bioinformatics Institute (A*STAR BII)
Brain and body, intertwined
31 Oct 2023Through close collaborations across scientific disciplines, A*STAR drives new discoveries in neurometabolism and its potential therapeutic applications.
Tenacious T cells triumph over tumours
18 Aug 2023Researchers develop a protocol to boost the effectiveness of and reduce the risk of potential side effects for T cell cancer therapies.
Bacterial superweapons exposed
27 Jul 2023By exploring the genetic diversity within Escherichia coli bacteria, researchers uncover distinct gene families and a molecular weapon tied to disease-causing strains.
Catching a COVID co-conspirator
30 May 2023Researchers identify an unexpected synergy between bacterial and viral molecules that causes severe inflammation in some patients with COVID-19.
Putting vaccine booster alternatives to the test
24 May 2023Inactivated COVID-19 vaccines could be an equally potent alternative for people with allergic sensitivities to mRNA-based vaccines.
Science, a calling of a lifetime
27 Apr 2023As Sir David and Birgit Lane leave Singapore, A*STAR Research commemorates the legacy that the couple continues to build for their students, colleagues and the nation’s wider research ecosystem.
Molecules to medicine
19 Apr 2023Leveraging on its public sector and industry collaborations, A*STAR and the Experimental Drug Development Centre hold the keys to effective drug discovery and development.
Machine learning gets under the skin
24 Mar 2023Researchers develop machine learning models for accurately diagnosing an inflammatory skin condition.
Machine learning tackles biological data
16 Mar 2023Despite the hype, State-of-the-art machine learning challenges one of the toughest problems in systems biology.
The petascale push
1 Mar 2023To tackle the monumental challenges of the 21st century, the National Supercomputing Centre (NSCC) Singapore brings cutting-edge supercomputing resources to researchers across A*STAR and beyond.
Secret spike pockets revealed
28 Feb 2023Molecular simulations uncover a new druggable pocket in SARS-CoV-2’s spike protein which could hold the key to blocking COVID-19 infections.
Polymers: more than meets the eye?
2 Feb 2023A new polymer gel may offer a drug-free solution to preventing retinal scarring after eye surgery.