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This article reports on the recent developments to the regulation of human cloning and genetic testing and research in Singapore.

Dr Ching-Hon Pui is Making a Difference in Children's Lives.

Dr Allen Yeoh — Combatting Childhood Cancers with a Passion.

Interview with Professor Judith Williams.

Genetic Testing on Children — Whose Decision?.

KKH's Leading Pediatric Oncologist — Professor Tan Ah Moy.

AUSTRALIA – First iPS Cell Line Puts Australia in the Lead of Stem Cell Research.

AUSTRALIA – New Treatment Hope for Prostate Cancer.

CHINA – AIDS Is China's Top Killer Among Infectious Diseases.

CHINA – Anti-bird Flu Drug for Human Clinical Trial Approved by China.

CHINA – China Plans 120 Billion Dollar Health Reform By 2011.

CHINA – 13 000 Fowl Culled in China After Bird flu.

CHINA – China-Russia Joint Research Center.

CHINA – Pig's Adult Stem Cells Produce Better Skins.

CHINA – More Health Scares Amid Slowdown, Warns China.

INDIA – Indian Experts Find Bacteria to Beat Global Heat.

INDIA – Two Indian Firms to set up Pre-clinical Trial Units in Malaysia.

JAPAN – Breakthrough in Universal Flu Vaccine Development.

SINGAPORE – Taiwan Pork Banned by AVA.

SINGAPORE – Stem-Cell Treatment For Joint Pain Gives New Hope.

SINGAPORE – Next Generation Healthcare Information System.

SINGAPORE – Top US University Sets up Research Centre in Singapore.

SINGAPORE – Increase in Life-saving Umbilical Cord Donations.

SINGAPORE – Singapore and China Scientists Report Breakthrough Research in Psoriasis.

SOUTH KOREA – Harmful Bacteria in French Baby Formula.

SOUTH KOREA – World's First Cloned Wolves to Test Reproductive Fitness.

TAIWAN – Genetic Testing on the Rise.

TAIWAN – Chinese Herbal Medicines Contain Western Drug Ingredients.

VIETNAM – Bird Flu Strikes in Five Provinces in Vietnam.

VIETNAM – Opening of Vietnam's First Stem Cell Bank, "MekoStem".

VIETNAM – Hanoi Suffers Worst Measles Outbreak in Decade.

OTHER REGIONS — EUROPE – Social Networking = Disease?

OTHER REGIONS — EUROPE – Cancer Morbidity 'to Double in 40 Years'.

OTHER REGIONS — NORTH AMERICA – Scientists Close in on 'Universal' Vaccine for Flu.

OTHER REGIONS — NORTH AMERICA – Hong Kong and US Scientists Develop New Bird Flu Vaccine.

Conflicts of Interest in Biomedical Research.

Clinical Trials in Low and Middle Income Countries: A Reflection on the Issues.

The Closure of the National Bio-bank in Singapore.

Draining the Goodwill of Science: The Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing Industry in East Asia.

Cancer in Women – Trends in Singapore

Impact of Subsidies on Genetic Testing Uptake in Singapore: Is it Feasible?

The Future of Radiation Oncology

Targeted Therapies in Oncology: Where We Are and What Lies Ahead

National Science and Technology Prizes.

Virologist Hou Yunde won the State Preeminent Science and Technology Award.

Highlights from the State Natural Science Award.

Highlights from the State Technological Invention Award.

Breakthrough: Chinese researchers cloned monkeys using Dolly’s cloning method.

Chinese GM rice approved by U.S. FDA.

Chinese Government supports TCM innovations.

First bio-safety level four lab put into operation in Wuhan.

New way to develop flu vaccines.

New genome research project in China.

Chinese scientists enhance e-skin sensory capability.

Gene technology start-up offers genetic testing to trace ancestry.

Genetic basis for biological motion perception and linkage to autistic traits.

Novel drug efflux pump in gram-positive bacteria.

China FDA approves new once-weekly Bydureon to improve glycemic control in patients with Type-2 Diabetes.

Illumina and KingMed Diagnostics partner to develop next-generation sequencing technology for Chinese FDA approval.

Varian and Ping An sign MoU to expand access to high quality cancer care in China.

Eisai completes construction of oral solid dose production facility at new Suzhou plant in China.

Ping An Technology sets world records in international medical imaging evaluation.

Marken opens new kit building facility in Shanghai.

ASLAN Pharmaceuticals announces shortened timeline to commercialisation for varlitinib in China.

ASLAN Pharmaceuticals appoints Stephen Doyle as head of China.

HKUST Scientists reveal how human brains keep balance.

ASIA-PACIFIC – Korean beef inhibits proliferation of colorectal cancer cells.

ASIA-PACIFIC – From soy waste to nutritious drink.

ASIA-PACIFIC – Three-year study to enhance cancer genetics testing for Asian women.

ASIA-PACIFIC – Pioneering stem cells trial for Parkinson’s disease begins in Japan.

REST OF THE WORLD – First 3D printed human corneas.

REST OF THE WORLD – Zombie gene protects against cancer in elephants.

REST OF THE WORLD – £30m global cardiovascular challenge launched.

REST OF THE WORLD – Benzodiazepines are associated with increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

REST OF THE WORLD – Large collection of brain cancer data freely accessible to global researchers.

China-Germany sci-tech cooperation continue to bring more opportunities.

Study reveals mechanism behind ginger’s warming effect on body.

Doctors in Guangzhou conduct 5G-assisted remote ultrasound scan.

China proposes major changes to pharmaceutical regulations.

Hangzhou attracts RMB1.5 billion investments in bio-pharmaceutical projects.

Genetic testing encouraged to prevent ovarian cancer.

New technology enables large-scale production of artemisinin for malaria.

Shanghai wants to develop top health innovation zone.

New synthetic biology research center launched in Shanghai.

Chinese scientists suggest new thoughts in lupus treatment.

There is now an improved ability to detect people at high risk of cancer through analysis of their family history and genetic testing. Advances in cancer screening, cancer surveillance and cancer prevention have accompanied this. It is important to identify individuals at high cancer risk so that these advances can be applied in their management. Equally important is the identification of those not at high risk, so that they are spared unnecessary cancer screening and concern. Risk assessment and genetic testing is available through familial cancer services. This article introduces the common syndromes requiring referral to such a service and the general principles of cancer genetic testing.

High-throughput technologies for biological data acquisition are advancing at an increasing pace. Most prominently, the decreasing cost of DNA sequencing has led to an exponential growth of sequence information, including individual human genomes. This session of the 2019 Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing presents the distinctive privacy and ethical challenges related to the generation, storage, processing, study, and sharing of individuals’ biological data generated by multitude of technologies including but not limited to genomics, proteomics, metagenomics, bioimaging, biosensors, and personal health trackers. The mission is to bring together computational biologists, experimental biologists, computer scientists, ethicists, and policy and lawmakers to share ideas, discuss the challenges related to biological data and privacy.