A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS)
Zebrafish light the way to safer medication
25 Jul 2017Genetically
modified zebrafish are promising in the detection of harmful compounds for screening drug candidates
Tumor diversity could lead to bespoke treatments
27 Jun 2017Insights into the growth of liver
cancer tumors and their genetic diversity could inform future personalized
cancer therapies
Better profiling our immune defenders
13 Jun 2017Characterization of innate lymphoid cells with an
advanced cytometric technique yields surprising insights
A closer look at cell types
16 May 2017Analyzing gene activity in single cells offers a
clearer view of bowel cancer
Reviving the dream of a universal autism drug
8 May 2017Researchers
find a shared pattern of molecular disruption in the autistic brain
A quick on/off switch for genes
18 Apr 2017A rapid genome editing
technique that can be switched on and off by a simple chemical cue holds great
promise for stem cell studies
Mini-brains offer wisdom of ages
7 Mar 2017Researchers at A*STAR are growing better models of aging brain diseases in the search to stop the decline
Copy that? The genetics of kidney failure
3 Jan 2017Genetic repetitions determine the risk of developing a common kidney disease
Jekyll and Hyde genes identified
3 Jan 2017The paradoxical roles of well-known cancer genes are mediated by oxygen levels in breast cancer
Busting myths on tumor cell clusters
13 Dec 2016A surprising finding shows that some clusters of cells commonly found in the bloodstream of colorectal cancer patients are actually non-cancerous
Nurturing neurons
13 Dec 2016A strategy for efficiently converting stem cells to neurons offers a potent neurological research tool
Revealing the blueprints
29 Nov 2016A sensitive DNA profiling technique could improve scientists’ approach to fighting cancer drug resistance