David Tan
ABOUT
David Tan is a post-doctoral researcher at the A*STAR Institute of Medical Biology, Singapore. David received a PhD in stem cell biology from the University of Cambridge, UK.
Stories by David Tan
Lessons For Asia From The Horse Meat Scandal
What can we in Asia learn from the horsemeat contamination scandal in Europe? David Tan discusses.
Gut Microbes Could Influence Survival In Melamine Scandal
Scientists have discovered a clue as to why some children survived the melamine-contaminated milk scandal in China.
Blurring The Boundaries In Science: GYSS@one-north
At the Global Young Scientist Summit 2013, a panel of Nobel laureates from various disciplines discussed the difficulties of multidisciplinary research.
Sydney Brenner@GYSS: Let’s Study Humans In A Dish
Speaking at the inaugural Global Young Scientists Summit 2013 in Singapore, Nobel Laureate Dr. Sydney Brenner says that we should all study humans in a dish.
Healing Blind Mice
Blind mice can see again, after researchers transplanted developing cells into their eyes and found they could reform the entire light-sensitive layer of the retina.
Giving Stem Cells A Bad Name
Rogue stem cell treatments in recent news are casting a bad light on the whole field, writes David Tan.
Researchers Find Key Markers For Drug-Resistant Malaria
An international team of scientists are launching a major study of drug-resistant malaria in Myanmar.
Pigs In China’s Guangdong Province Infected With Avian Flu
Scientists have made a startling discovery that pigs in China's Guangdong province are infected with avian influenza viruses.
Scientists Grow Neurons From Urine
Scientists from China have developed a method to generate neural progenitor cells from epithelial-like cells in human urine.