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PRESS RELEASES 2024

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SINGAPORE RESEARCHERS DISCOVER NEW CANDIDA AURIS – A POSSIBLE GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT

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RESEARCHERS AWARDED CLOSE TO $18 MILLION GRANT TO DEVELOP NEW AI PLATFORM TO AID DISEASE STUDY AND DRUG DEVELOPMENT

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NEW STUDY UNCOVERS MULTIPLE MOLECULAR SUBGROUPS IN LIVER CANCER WITH MOST AGGRESSIVE DRIVING CLINICAL OUTCOMES

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SG RAMPS UP CANCER FIGHT WITH S$50 MILLION IN NATIONAL GRANT FUNDING FOR PRECISION ONCOLOGY

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RESEARCHERS DEVELOP NEW AI TOOL FOR FAST AND PRECISE TISSUE ANALYSIS TO SUPPORT DRUG DISCOVERY AND DIAGNOSTICS

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NEW APPROACH TO SINGLE-CELL RNA STRUCTURE SEQUENCING UNVEILS BIOMARKERS FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND DISEASE

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SINGAPORE RESEARCHERS RECEIVE $10M GRANT TO STUDY DRUG-RESISTANT SUPERBUGS

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LAUNCH OF NATIONWIDE PREVENTIVE HEART HEALTH TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAMME FOR SINGAPORE

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A*STAR’S GENOME INSTITUTE OF SINGAPORE, NANOSTRING AND NEXT LEVEL GENOMICS ESTABLISH JOINT LAB TO ADVANCE STUDIES OF COMPLEX DISEASES WITH SPATIAL GENOMICS

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NATURE COMMUNICATIONS CONDUCT SEMINAR AND MEET-THE-EDITORS SESSIONS

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NANOSTRING TECHNOLOGIES CSO JOE BEECHEM GIVES TALK ON DEVELOPING CUTTING-EDGE LIFE SCIENCE INSTRUMENTS

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SINGAPORE SCIENTISTS DEVELOP GENE-EDITING TECHNOLOGY THAT ELIMINATES EV-A71 RNA VIRUSES

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FOUNDING HEAD OF TSINGHUA MEDICINE VISITS GIS

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PROF LIU JIAN JUN APPOINTED GIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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SCIENTISTS DEVELOP NEW AI TOOL FOR GENE DISCOVERY IN CLINICAL AND RESEARCH SETTINGS

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NEW LEUKAEMIA TREATMENT-RESPONSE 'CRYSTAL BALL' DISCOVERED USING AI: SINGAPORE STUDY

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FOUNDER AND CEO OF FLAGSHIP PIONEERING VISITS GIS

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GIS FOUNDING ED GIVES SPECIAL TALKS

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NEW STUDY DEBUNKS THE PREVALENCE OF MICROBIOMES IN THE BLOOD OF HEALTHY HUMANS

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SENIOR FINLAND HEALTH DELEGATION VISITS GIS

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GIS Researchers Awarded NRF Investigatorship

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EMBO DIRECTOR VISITS GIS

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SCIENTISTS DEVELOP AI-BASED METHOD TO PREDICT RNA MODIFICATIONS

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BGI’S VISIT TO GIS

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PRESS RELEASES 2022

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PRIME MINISTER OF SERBIA'S VISIT TO GIS

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CSC’S EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP PROG LEARNING JOURNEY

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GIS EARLY CAREER AWARDS 2021

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SG SCIENTISTS CRACK GENOME OF SG’S NATIONAL FLOWER

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GIS AWARDED OF-LCG FOR NOSE CANCER RESEARCH

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Flying Under The Radar: Drug-Resistant Bacteria

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NRF Grant To Develop Liver Cancer Therapies

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AI-Based Method To Identify Cancer Mutations

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Gene Mutations Behind Acute Liver Disease In Kids

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New Classification System Proposed For Colorectal Cancer

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Collaboration On Cardiovascular Disease Research

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GIS Startup Nalagenetics Raises US$12.6M Funds

GIS' Startup Nalagenetics Raises US$12.6M funds

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Asian Scientist Best Lab Tech Award 2021

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Weapons to fight tuberculosis

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Congratulations To Our Long Service Awardees!

Congratulations To Our Long Service Attendees!

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GIS Found New Gene Governing L-R Asymmetry In Body

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GIS Awarded Wellcome Leap Contract For MRNA Tech

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PRESS RELEASES 2021

CZI grant to study immune diversity in Asia

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Stomach Cancer Atlas Maps Path To Better Treatments

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Mapping Genomic Diaspora Of Stomach Cancer

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GIS Fellow Wins SG100 Women In Tech Award

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Genomic Data Analysis: Workflow Management Systems In Bioinformatics

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Oct 1, 2021

Researchers Discover Potential Treatment For Orphan Paediatric Condition

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Sep 24, 2021

Mapping Genomic And Epigenomic Evolution In Cancer Ecosystems

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GIS’ Stronghold Diagnostics Lab Wins The Gold Firefly Award 2021

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Sep 17, 2021

New Biodiversity Medicine Institute launched at SingHealth Duke-NUS Scientific Congress 2021

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Aug 25, 2021

Singapore Scientists Dissect RNA Structures Of SARS-COV-2 And Discover Important Host Factor For Infection

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Aug 11, 2021

The Role Of Non Coding Genome In The Regulation Of Cardiac Diseases And Development

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Jul 21, 2021

Scientists Use Artificial Intelligence (AI) To Reveal Hidden Layer Of Information Above RNA

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Jul 16, 2021

Genomic Analysis Of Peranakan Chinese Reveals Insight Into Ancestry

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Singapore On The Global Microbial Map

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Operation Stronghold GIS’ Response To The Covid-19 Pandemic

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Apr 16, 2021

Joint Strategic Recruitment Of Dr Kevin White By GIS And NUS

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Mar 22, 2021

Singapore Scientists Identify Genetic Mutation Associated With Exfoliative Syndrome, The Most Common Cause Of Glaucoma

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Mar 18, 2021

Singapore scientists found a new way to improve treatment outcomes for breast cancer

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Mar 9, 2021

2nd Minister of Trade and Industry and Manpower’s visit to GIS

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Singapore Scientists Develop Novel Gene Editor To Correct Diseasecausing Mutations Into Healthy Versions

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PRESS RELEASES 2020

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Dec 22, 2020

Over one in three rare childhood disorders diagnosed in six years

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Dec 18, 2020

GIS Scientists Win PSTA And YSA 2020 Awards

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Nov 17, 2020

Singapore Researchers Develop AI-based Method To Reveal Molecular Architecture Of RNA

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Sep 24, 2020

Singapore Scientists Discover Human Liver Cancer Cells Masquerading As Fetal-like Cells

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Aug 25, 2020

Fishing For Cellular Identities

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Jul 31, 2020

What Is Your Breast Cancer Risk Score?

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Jul 24, 2020

Epstein-Barr virus rewires host epigenomes to drive stomach cancer

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Jul 15, 2020

Singapore Scientists Develop Advanced Human Liver Organoids

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Jul 7, 2020

Why Some Patients Recover Faster From The Side-effects Of Antibiotic Treatment

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Jun 16 2020

Innovative Metagenomics Study Maps Out Antibiotic Resistance Genes From Hospital Environment Microbiomes

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May 19, 2020

Breakthrough Study Reveals Gene Drivers Specific To Asian Lung Cancers

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May 11, 2020

Paving the way to more precise treatments for an aggressive type of lymphoma cancer

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Mar 17, 2020

Researchers in Singapore have found a common therapeutic vulnerability for a genetically diverse and deadly leukaemia

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Mar 12, 2020

Singapore Scientists To Help Develop Asian Immune Diversity Atlas, With Support From The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

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Mar 9, 2020

GIS, NUS, And Novo Nordisk Team Up To Study Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease In Asian Populations

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PRESS RELEASES 2019

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Dec 30, 2019

NUS and A*STAR scientists identify promising liver cancer-killing compounds with novel drug-screening platform 

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Nov 06, 2019

Researchers Find Link Between Eye Disease And Degeneration Of The Brain

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Oct 17, 2019

Singapore Completes World’s Largest Whole Genome Sequencing Analysis Of Multi-ethnic Asian Populations

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Sept 06, 2019

Analysis of global cancer data shines light on alternative gene "switches" in tumours

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July 31, 2019

High-resolution genome mapping lays groundwork in fight against antibiotic resistant gut bacteria

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July 10, 2019

Breakthrough Research Reveals Widespread Presence of Foodborne Streptococcus Agalactiae Across Southeast Asia in Humans and Tilapia

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Jun 17, 2019

Singapore Scientists Discover New Viruses That Identifies High-risk Individuals Of Cantonese Cancer

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May 27, 2019

Singapore Scientists Discover A Nutrition Pathway To Stamp Out The Start Of Cancer

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Apr 18, 2019

Unveiling The Map To Designing Treatments For Dengue And Zika Viruses

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PRESS RELEASES 2018

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Dec 12, 2018

Novel Technology To Investigate Gene Activities And Mutations In Cancer Cells

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Nov 27, 2018

Fighting Cancer One Cell At A Time

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Nov 02, 2018

Breast Cancers Deadliness is Influenced by Our Genes

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Sept 11, 2018

Singapore Scientist Awarded Prestigious Cifar Azrieli Global Scholarship

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Jun 14, 2018

Genomics for the Smart Nation

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Jun 04, 2018

Singapore Scientists Discover New Biological Sensors For Vitamins And Essential Molecules

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Apr 26, 2018

Clearbridge Health partners A*STAR’s GIS to offer Prosigna Breast Cancer Prognostic Gene Signature Assay in Singapore

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Apr 19, 2018

Artificial Intelligence Helps To Pinpoint Roots Of Gastric Cancer

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Apr 12, 2018

Synthetic Macromolecules Proven to Kill Multidrug-resistant Cancer Cells, Prevent the Spread of Cancer, and Avert Drug Resistance Development

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Mar 16, 2018

A Blood Test For Cancer Recurrence

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Mar 14, 2018

Treating Liver Failure With Stem Cell-Derived Liver Cells In The Future

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Mar 06, 2018

New Molecule Can Kill Five Types of Deadly Drug-Resistant Superbugs

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Feb 12, 2018

New Study Links Genetic Diversity of Tumours With Resistance To Treatment In Asian Lung Cancer Patients

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Jan 29, 2018

Researchers discover molecular nets inside heart muscles which hold promise for new heart failure treatment

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Jan 02, 2018

New Algorithm Predicts Treatment Targets For Cancer Using 'Wisdom Of The Crowd'

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PRESS RELEASES 2017

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Nov 28, 2017

A Step Forward In Mending Damaged Lungs Using Stem Cells

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Oct 16, 2017

Scientists Uncover A New Layer Of Complexity Beyond The Human Genome

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Sep 28, 2017

Singapore Scientists Develop New DNA Technology To Detect Breast Cancer Relapse

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Sep 11, 2017

Researchers Grow Micro-Tumour Models for More Targeted Cancer Therapy

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Aug 21, 2017

Repairing Damaged Hearts With Self-Healing Heart Cells

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Aug 03, 2017

Singapore Leads Major International Research In Discovering Potential Targeted Treatments For Bile Duct Cancer

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Aug 02, 2017

Singapore Scientists Uncover How Neural Stem Cells Are Activated Intrinsically By Spindle Matrix Proteins

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Jul 24, 2017

Launch of New Joint Innovation Laboratory To Advance Personalised Medicine For Cancer Treatment

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Jul 07, 2017

The Gene Mutation That Can Prevent Glaucoma

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May 29, 2017

One Biomed And Genome Institute of Singapore Establish Joint Laboratory For The Development Of Novel Point-Of-Care Molecular Diagnostics Platform

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Apr 19, 2017

Singapore Scientists Provide New Insights On How Cancers Evade The Immune System

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Mar 21, 2017

Single-Cell Analysis Paves Way For Characterisation Of The Tumour Microenvironment And More Accurate Prognosis Of Cancer Patients

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Mar 16, 2017

Doctors A Step Closer To Giving Liver Cancer Patients A More Precise Treatment

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PRESS RELEASES 2016

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Dec 13, 2016

Atreca and A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore Establish Joint Laboratory for Immuno-Oncology

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Dec 08, 2016

NovogeneAIT Singapore and the Genome Institute of Singapore Forge Public-Private Partnership to Establish Whole Genome Sequencing Centre in Singapore

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Nov 21, 2016

Scientists Successfully Create Blood From Skin Cells

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Nov 18, 2016

Novel Genomic Sequencing Reveals Potential Causes of Autism

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Oct 26, 2016

Singapore Researchers Find Ways To Diagnose And Stop Growth Of Rare But Deadly Asian-Centric Lymphoma

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Oct 07, 2016

Unmasking New Drivers of Stomach Cancer

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Sep 28, 2016

GIS And Vivo Biosciences Partner To Advance 3D Cell Culture Systems For Precision Oncology

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Sep 13, 2016

Singapore Scientists Develop DNA-Altering Technology To Tackle Diseases

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Aug 01, 2016

Skin Microbes Modulate Eczema Flares

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Jul 29, 2016

Singapore Scientists Grow Mini Human Brains

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Jul 18, 2016

Singapore Scientists Discover New Pathways Leading To Cancer Progression

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Jul 13, 2016

Study Finds Strong Genetic Risk Factor For Kidney Disease

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Jul 12, 2016

A New Way To Diagnose And Treat Lung Cancer

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Jun 23, 2016

Unsuspected Bacterial Link To Bile Duct Cancer Discovered

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Jun 03, 2016

Novel Study On Histones Provides Better Understanding Of Gene Regulation

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May 26, 2016

Advances In Portable DNA Analysis Bring Us Closer To A Future With Medical Tricorders

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May 23, 2016

Prof Ng Huck Hui Elected Into Prestigious European Organisation, EMBO

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May 13, 2016

New Technique Paves The Way For Drug Targeting To Fight Microbial Resistance

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May 03, 2016

Singapore Scientists Discover Metabolic Drug Can Treat Terminal Weight Loss In Cancer Patients

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Apr 26, 2016

PerkinElmer And Genome Institute of Singapore Open Joint Research Laboratory To Advance Precision Oncology

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Apr 11, 2016

Discovered Genes Reveal Novel Insights Into Biology Of Glaucoma

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Feb 22, 2016

Accelerating Genome Analysis

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PRESS RELEASES 2015

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Nov 06, 2015

Scratching The Surface of Skin Disease

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Nov 04, 2015

Two A*STAR Scientists Clinch Prestigious 2015 EMBO Young Investigator Award

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Oct 29, 2015

A*STAR Findings on Breast Cancer Hold Potential For New Treatments

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Sep 17, 2015

A*STAR Scientists Sequence Streptococcus Bacteria Strain Causing Severe Infections

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Aug 12, 2015

Singapore Scientists Discover Rejuvenation Factors

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Jul 31, 2015

Singapore Scientists Discover A Molecular Cell Cycle Clock That Controls Stem Cell Potency

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Jul 21, 2015

GIS Expands Collaboration with Pacific Biosciences To Advance Healthcare Research In Singapore

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Jul 03, 2015

Singapore Team's Discovery Of New Genomic Aberrations of Gastric Cancer Could Pave The Way For Precision Medicine

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Jun 10, 2015

Pyrobett Partners GIS To Develop Novel Pyrosequencing Platform For Clinical Diagnostics

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Apr 23, 2015

Study Led By A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore Find The Genetic Causes As To Why Caucasians Are More Likely To Develop Psoriasis Than Ethnic Chinese

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Apr 16, 2015

Discovered Gene Allows A Peek Into The Future On Eye Disease

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Mar 27, 2015

New Technique Paves The Way For Identifying New Drug Targets And Precision Medicine

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Mar 06, 2015

Scientists Discover New Genes That Influence The Risk Of Developing Leprosy

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Mar 05, 2015

Scientists Discover New Roles For Viral Genes In The Human Genome

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Feb 13, 2015

A*STAR Researchers Develop Expert Systems For Identifying Treatment Targets For Cancer and Rare Diseases

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