Posts Tagged ‘ genome institute of singapore ’

Singapore and China scientists perform first Asian genome-wide association study on spine disease

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( Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore ) Singapore and China scientists, headed by Dr. Liu Jianjun, Senior Group Leader and Associate Director of Human Genetics at the Genome Institute of Singapore and Dr. Gu Jieruo, a rheumatologist at the 3rd Affiliated Hospital of the Sun Yat-Sen University, have identified new genes...

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Singapore scientists lead human embryonic stem cell study

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( Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore ) Researchers from A*STAR Singapore took lead roles in a study that identified a portion of the genome mutated during long-term culture of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). The study was a worldwide collaboration, led by Drs Peter Andrews of the University of Sheffield, Paul...

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Scientists From Singapore And The US Identify A Novel Mechanism For Evolution Of Highly Aggressive Cancers

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Scientists from Singapore and the US identify a novel mechanism for evolution of highly aggressive cancers Dr Frank McKeon, Senior Group Leader of the Stem Cell and Developmental Biology at A*STAR’s Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), and Principal Investigator Dr Wa Xian at A*STAR’s Institute of Medical Biology (IMB), together with their counterparts from...

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