A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS)
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
Small RNAs offer big hope for lung cancer treatment
29 Nov 2016A pair of microRNAs implicated in the spread of lung cancer could lead to new diagnostics and therapies
Revealing the blueprints
29 Nov 2016A sensitive DNA profiling technique could improve scientists’ approach to fighting cancer drug resistance
Facing off a deadly mutation
15 Nov 2016A gene mutation that makes the body turn life-saving immune cells into a rare and dangerous cancer has been identified for the first time
Avoiding adverse reactions to medication
15 Nov 2016Singaporeans spend 48,000 extra days a year in hospital due to adverse drug reactions
Big data detectives
1 Nov 2016A*STAR researchers are bringing big data genome analytics to Singapore
Bile duct bacteria pose cancer risk
1 Nov 2016The mix of microbes living in the bile duct could play a role in a rare but lethal form of cancer
Uncovering cellular mechanisms
23 Aug 2016New genes associated with primary angle closure glaucoma suggest which structural cell processes might cause the disease