Singapore Gets Top Scientist

Singapore has embarked on a project to develop itself as a world-class hub for biomedical research and development in Asia. Research activities include finding a cure for killer diseases such as cancer. David Lane, one of the scientists credited with the landmark discovery of the cancer gene ‘p53’, joins a cast of prominent cancer scientists to relocate to Singapore, including Axel Ullrich of Germany, Edison Liu of the United States and Yoshiaki Ito of Japan.