A*STAR Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (A*STAR IMCB)

Insights into the molecular changes in regenerating liver cells may reveal ways to help patients recover from surgery or disease

A*STAR researchers have revealed the mechanism behind the way receptor TLR-9 protects against lupus

Gut bacteria in fruit flies do not have a major influence on behavior

Primitive microbes have cytoskeletal proteins that are structurally and functionally similar to those found in humans

Testing for human microRNA in saliva could help prevent outbreaks of hand, foot and mouth disease in children

A deeper understanding of chromosome capping could improve therapies for both cancer and aging

A sub-group of white blood cells help maintain arterial structure and may aid development of treatments for vascular diseases

With
an eye to transfusion for patients, researchers are getting close to growing huge
numbers of red blood cells in industrial-grade vats

Mouse studies have revealed more about the mechanisms
behind cancer drugs in trials

A dual-function protein switch can be tweaked to improve the effectiveness of cellular reprogramming

Revealing how a gene is activated in cancer cells to produce an enzyme that helps the cells thrive could lead to new treatments

A high-throughput screening technique detects special messenger RNA molecules that sense and respond to environmental signals