A*STAR Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (A*STAR IMCB)
Agoraphobic flies help studies on human angst
13 Dec 2016What anxious Drosophila can tell us about the future of anti-anxiety treatments
Keeping cell division in check
13 Dec 2016A protein that ensures correct chromosome segregation during cell division can lead to cancer if mutated
Anxiety over anxiety research
29 Nov 2016Researchers find evidence of shelved negative results in preclinical studies of anxiety
Revealing the blueprints
29 Nov 2016A sensitive DNA profiling technique could improve scientists’ approach to fighting cancer drug resistance
Playing tag with proteins
15 Nov 2016Proximity labeling reveals the key components of a structure that gives cells their sense of place
First intracellular X-ray crystal structure of a human protein complex
6 Oct 2016Solving the 3D structure of a newly observed protein complex in mammalian cells paves the way for interesting applications
Immune cells upset the kidney
23 Aug 2016Infiltrating self-defense cells provoke kidney failure in a chronic autoimmune disease
B cell clusters help control liver cancer
23 Aug 2016Immune system B cells play a role in tackling liver cancer and provide a marker for patient prognosis
Gene mutation halts embryonic pancreas development
23 Aug 2016A genetic mutation and a few short days in the development of an embryo could hold the key to a lifetime living with diabetes
Zebrafish model leads to new drug target
9 Aug 2016Blocking a protein in a critical signaling pathway
could offer a new way to combat tumors
Link discovered between skin disease and resident bacteria
26 Jul 2016Even when not suffering from flare ups, people susceptible to atopic dermatitis have different microbes living on their skin than non-sufferers
Moving DNA
19 Jul 2016Proteins that move DNA around in a bacterium are surprisingly similar to those in our own cells