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

A regulatory protein ensures that egg precursor cells
boost their numbers during embryonic development

Directed
evolution has been used to design enzymes able to make imaging agents for
medical diagnosis

A more detailed understanding of cell divisions giving rise to sperm and egg cells could lead to infertility treatments

Genetic malfunction causes
hyperactive inflammation and cancer susceptibility

Imaging
live zebrafish embryos reveals in real time how the basic body plan is laid out

Red blood cells derived from stem
cells could offer a limitless supply for transfusions

Female
fertility is maintained by a newly discovered molecular mechanism that freezes
the cell cycle in egg cells

Genetic screening gives new hope to the fight against a common childhood virus that causes hand, foot and mouth disease

A fish alarm system could be more universal than
originally thought

Light-sensitive molecule silences neural circuits for brain research

Genetic study reveals how seahorses lost their teeth and pelvic fins, and acquired male pregnancy

A blocking mechanism is used by a mysterious class of retroviruses to force their host to allow them to replicate