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RNA Editing Makes Humans Complex

Humans are able to achieve greater biological complexity due to RNA editing, according to research by scientists in Singapore and the US.

In the Lab

Avatars For Personalized Cancer Treatment

Researchers have grown micro-tumor models using patients’ cancer cells to identify more effective treatments for drug-resistant tumors.

In the Lab

Helping The Heart Heal Itself

Activating a long non-coding RNA molecule called SingHeart could be the key to triggering the regeneration and repair of damaged heart cells.

Pharma

One Biomed & A*STAR Create Lab For Molecular Diagnostic Assays

One Biomed and A*STAR have established a joint laboratory to develop a molecular diagnostic platform for infectious diseases in Asia.

Pharma

NovogeneAIT To Establish Whole Genome Sequencing Center In Singapore

The whole genome sequencing center will support public research projects and super scale sequencing initiatives in Singapore and the region.

In the Lab

Scientists Grow Tissues Resembling Human Mid-Brains

Grown from stem cells in the laboratory, these mid-brain structures could one day be used to test drugs for aging-related brain disorders.

Academia

Singaporean Elected As 2016 Associate Member Of EMBO

Professor Ng Huck Hui, executive director at the Genome Institute of Singapore, is currently the only Singapore-based associate member of the prestigious organization.

In the Lab

Researchers Find Five Genes Associated With Glaucoma

These genes could represent new drug targets for primary angle closure glaucoma, which mainly affects ageing Asians.

In the Lab

How Stem Cells Exit From Pluripotency

Using a genome-wide screening approach, scientists from Singapore identified novel regulators of human stem cells differentiation.

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