Singapore: Researchers from Kennedy Krieger Institute, US, have found a genetic mutation that occurs before birth and can lead to Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) and port-wine stain birthmarks. SWS is a rare disorder affecting approximately... Read more
Singapore: Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and Oxford Biodynamics... Read more
In 2002, biotechnology was just in its nascent stage and was considered to be a small industry. However, the success story... Read more
Singapore: In July 2012, Life Technologies signed a collaborative partnership with the Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) to generate... Read more
Singapore: Scientists at Australia's Queensland University of Technology (QUT) are hot on the trail of a genetic pathway that regulates... Read more
Singapore: The ENCyclopedia Of DNA Elements, the ENCODE project which is a comprehensive catalog of functional elements that control the... Read more
Singapore: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China-headquartered BGI to form a collaboration... Read more
Singapore: A recent study by a research team from the Institute of Biological Chemistry (IBC) in Taiwan, led by distinguished research fellow... Read more
Singapore: A novel metagenomic study on human gut microbiota and their potential impact on type 2 diabetes, the most common form of diabetes,... Read more
DNA sends the coded message to RNA for the onward transmission of message to proteins. For a long time people thought that once the ‘DNA... Read more
Singapore: BGI, the world's largest genomics organization, and Griffith University in Australia have signed an agreement to conduct collaborations... Read more
Singapore: INEX Innovations Exchange (INEX), a leading women's health diagnostics company based in Singapore, has partnered with BGI, the... Read more
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