A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS)
Targeting the root of the problem
22 Mar 2018Tumor growth in a mouse model of lung cancer is
reduced using an RNA-based therapeutic that inhibits a metabolic pathway in tumor-initiating
cells
A blood test for cancer recurrence
15 Mar 2018Assay
for genetic quirk can provide a wealth of
information on patient disease status and prognosis
Using a mouse to make an ‘iMac’
21 Feb 2018A new method for making specialized immune cells
from stem cells offers a tool for modeling inflammatory diseases in the lab
Healing damaged hearts
12 Feb 2018Scientists believe they have discovered why heart muscle cells regenerate so
slowly, opening potential for inducing damaged hearts to repair themselves
More evidence for metformin
15 Jan 2018A
popular diabetes drug could one day be used to treat malignant tumors
All in a molecule of water for effective cancer therapy
15 Jan 2018Molecular simulations
reveal why certain cancer therapeutics may bind — or fail to bind — to mutant proteins
Mapping RNA editing
12 Dec 2017A large-scale study explores how RNA editing varies
between different tissue types and primates
Classify and conquer
12 Dec 2017Molecular dissection of bile duct cancer reveals subtypes with different origins and varying potential treatments
Pancreatic stem cells on tap
28 Nov 2017Growing
pancreatic stem cells will help research on diabetes
Attracting the best to fight heart failure
18 Oct 2017A new initiative will investigate the causes of heart failure in unprecedented detail.
New hope for eczema sufferers
18 Oct 2017Scientists
have scratched the surface of the genetics behind an irritating skin condition
Genetic dysregulation helps stomach tumors hide
18 Oct 2017Alterations in gene
regulation make gastric cancer cells less visible to the immune system