A*STAR Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (A*STAR IMCB)
The elephant shark’s life without bones
11 Mar 2014Whole-genome sequencing of the elephant shark offers insights into bone disease and immunity in humans
Mapping a fork in the road
25 Feb 2014Gene expression profiling reveals the mechanisms that guide the fate of individual embryonic cells
A tale of two fishes
11 Feb 2014The lamprey genome reveals new insights into the history of vertebrate evolution
The skinny on seipin
11 Feb 2014A protein known as seipin regulates fat development through cytoskeleton remodeling
A misdirection that fuels cancer growth
28 Jan 2014Disruptions in a protein-processing pathway appear to promote aggressive proliferation and invasion in tumor cells
Preserving embryonic instructions
14 Jan 2014Single-cell analysis shows how embryonic cells maintain proper patterns of gene regulation
Taking advantage of defects in splicing
3 Dec 2013A newly discovered early-warning system triggers cellular suicide when a critical RNA editing system breaks down
Biopolis: Ten years on
19 Nov 2013A decade after the opening of Biopolis, Singapore’s premier biomedical sciences research hub, A*STAR’s multifaceted activities are spurring discovery and innovation with a global reach
Mutant flies give mixed-up mating messages
8 Oct 2013Researchers in Singapore discover a molecule that regulates production of the pheromones that determine whether male flies attract males or females
Assumption about fish skeletons proves false
27 Aug 2013Evidence that disproves a long-standing assumption about fish development gives insight into the evolution of skeletons
In search of stem cell origins
13 Aug 2013Mapping the replacement of dead cells in the intestine uncovers a critical stem cell pool
Cellular damage control’s link with diabetes
30 Jul 2013A cellular ‘stress sensor’ that also modulates metabolism could offer a therapeutic target for diabetes