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

Singaporean researchers tackle one of the world’s most pressing obesity problems — an issue that
could look like a slender person of Asian descent who eats rice three times a
day.

Despite being very different kinds of cells, skin cells have been used
to make blood cells in mice

Researchers
discover a master regulator of nose development

A
hunt for the special genes that defy the trend in embryos could help boost
fertility treatment success

A second gene associated with a heritable form of kidney disease is shown to act as a gatekeeper in primary cilia

A newly discovered population of immune cells helps replenish the bone marrow’s supply of infection-fighting monocytes

Genetically
modified zebrafish are promising in the detection of harmful compounds for screening drug candidates

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

Genetic malfunction causes
hyperactive inflammation and cancer susceptibility

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

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