Tang Yew Chung

An international team of researchers has published the most thorough genomic analysis yet conducted of the domestic pig and its wild boar counterpart.

Researchers in Japan have discovered that gibbons always sing using soprano techniques, a difficult vocalization ability for humans which is only mastered by professional opera singers.

Scientists have sequenced the genome of the medium ground finch (Geospiza fortis), one of the iconic Galapagos finches first described by Charles Darwin.

A Chinese-led team has identified novel gene mutations linked to Leber congenital amaurosis, one of the most common causes of inherited blindness in children.

Japanese and U.S. physicists have discovered new clues to the mystery of high-temperature superconductivity, one of physics’ greatest unsolved mysteries.

A team of scientists has identified a unique population of cells in the cervix from which cancerous cells arise after human papillomavirus infection.

Two teams of Asian researchers have independently completed whole-genome sequencing studies of a type of liver cancer commonly caused by hepatitis virus infection.

Scientists have identified the genetic cause of a rare genetic disorder known as Hamamy syndrome.

Investigators from Singapore and Thailand have discovered new bile duct cancer-associated gene mutations that are caused by a type of parasitic flatworm infection.