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Fruit flies light the way for A*STAR scientists to pinpoint genetic changes that spell cancer
01-08-2012
By studying fruit flies, scientists at A*STAR's Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) have successfully devised a fast and cost-saving way to uncover genetic changes that have a higher potential to cause cancer. With this new approach, researchers will now be able to rapidly ...
Groundbreaking Discovery of the Cellular Origin of Cervical Cancer
14-06-2012
A team of scientists from A*STAR's Institute of Medical Biology (IMB) and Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) together with clinicians from Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) have identified a unique set of cells in the cervix that are the cause of human papillomaviruses (HPV) ...
H5N1 Bird Flu Diagnostic Kit Detects All Known Strains of H5N1 Virus with a Single Test
31-05-2012
The close collaboration between scientists from the Experimental Therapeutics Centre (ETC) under the Agency for Science and Technology Research (A*STAR) and clinicians from Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) has enabled the successful development of the most comprehensive and rapid H5N1 bird flu ...
Scientists Make Groundbreaking Discovery Of Mutation Causing Genetic Disorder In Humans
15-05-2012
Scientists at A*STAR's Institute of Medical Biology (IMB), in collaboration with doctors and scientists in Jordan, Turkey, Switzerland and USA, have identified the genetic cause of a birth defect known as Hamamy syndrome. Their groundbreaking findings were published in Nature Genetics. The ...
IBN's 'Fish and Chips' May Help Accelerate Drug Discovery
10-04-2012
A cheaper, faster and more efficient platform for preclinical drug discovery applications has been invented by scientists at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN). Called 'Fish and Chips', the novel multi-channel microfluidic perfusion platform can grow and monitor the ...
A*STAR Scientists Discover Key Component in the Mother's Egg Critical for Survival of Newly Formed Embryo
02-04-2012
An international team led by scientists at A*STAR's Institute of Medical Biology (IMB) discovered that a protein called TRIM28, normally present in the mother's egg, is essential right after fertilisation to preserve certain chemical modifications or 'epigenetic marks' on a specific set of ...
Breakthroughs in Chikungunya Research Led by A*STAR Scientists Spell New Hope for Better Treatment and Protection
14-03-2012
Recent breakthroughs in Chikungunya research spearheaded by scientists at A*STAR's Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) have made great strides in the battle against the infectious disease. Working in close collaborations with Singapore clinician-scientists and international researchers, Dr ...
A*STAR Scientists Make Groundbreaking Discovery on Stem Cell Regulation
05-03-2012
A*STAR scientists have for the first time, identified that precise regulation of polyamine levels is critical for embryonic stem cell (ESC) self-renewal - the ability of ESCs to divide indefinitely - and directed differentiation. This paper is crucial for better understanding of ESC ...
Cambridge Team First to Grow Smooth Muscle Cells from Patient Skin Cells
27-01-2012
A Cambridge University research team has for the first time discovered a method of generating different types of vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) - the cells which make up the walls of blood vessels - using cells from patients' skin. This work could lead to new treatments and better ...
EMBO, EMBC and Singapore sign cooperation agreement
14-10-2011
Scientists in Singapore and Europe will have new avenues for scientific interaction, following a cooperation agreement between EMBO, its intergovernmental funding body, EMBC, and the government of Singapore. The agreement will allow Singapore scientists to participate in EMBO training ...
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