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Scientists from A*STAR’s Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) have completed a DNA study on Peranakan Singaporeans as part of a project to help them learn more about their ancestry. The findings will be released in August at a public forum at the Asian Civilisations Museum. In an interview with Channel NewsAsia, Professor Roger Foo from GIS, who was the Principal Investigator for this project, spoke about how this study came about and the kinds of insights that people can expect from this project.

In 2015, an outbreak of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) affected more than 350 Singaporeans. Here's how a team led by Dr. Swaine Chen of the Genome Institute of Singapore identified raw fish as the cause. https://www.asianscientist.com/2019/05/features/sea-beast-gbs-food-safety-aquaculture/

At face value, a $10 note is just a note. But if you examined it closely enough, what you find might gross you out. Joshua takes our banknotes to a microbiology lab to find out how just dirty our money is. Are you getting more than you bargained for? This episode of “Why It Matters” features expert comments from Drs Niranjan Nagarajan and Swaine Chen.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/cnainsider/how-dirty-money-bacteria-banknotes-singapore-9503352

Dr Ramanuj Dasgupta discusses his pioneering method of cancer treatment, genomics-driven precision oncology at INK Asia 2016.