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Summaries of newsworthy papers Fresh lead for broad-spectrum Huntington’s therapy, A primate-specific potassium channel in schizophrenia, Sleep disorder associated with autoimmune response, Faulty protein linked to B-cell lymphoma, Energized by RNA, Amazonian ice and Singing without lessons

Recent findings from the FANTOM consortium spotlight new mysteries and challenge old assumptions about the mammalian genome

Single-nucleotide changes in the genome can greatly increase an individual’s susceptibility to heart attacks

A RIKEN-led consortium of scientists has compiled a massive collection of complete gene sequences for the invaluable soybean plant

The Biodynamics Research Team at RIKEN leads the world in cytokinin research and are working to control the biosynthesis and activation of cytokinin with the aim of increasing the yields of rice, wheat, corn, and other crops.

A single fertilized egg repeatedly divides itself to differentiate into a wide variety of cells, such as those forming muscles, nerves, and skin, thus defining the complete body. What happens in the egg to produce the different types of cell?

Summaries of other newsworthy papers include: Invisibility cloaking in the optical and A time to stress.

Biotechnologists at UP Los Baños are hard at work putting the final touches to the prototype of a wastewater treatment system that uses bacteria.

A research project at the University of the Philippines Los Baños is underway to save from threat this freshwater fish. Dr. Pablo P. Ocampo of the UPLB Limnological Research Station has established a captive breeding program to save the 'ayungin' (Leiopotherapon plumbeus).

Research carried out by Professor Akinori Yanaka and Assistant Professor Atsushi Fukumoto of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Tokyo University of Science, with Tsukuba University and Johns Hopkins University in the United States, was featured in the April 2009 issue of Cancer Prevention Research, the New York Times and the BBC.

Views from Professor Ichiro Innami of the Faculty of Policy Management in Keio University - "Although we are well on the way to an extremely aging society never experienced throughout the world, health care system is not at all ready for that."

Prof.Tan Sri Dato Dzulkifli said that with the participation of IPTs from Arab countries, it is hoped that GHEF 2009 will complete the process and the existing network of cooperation in developing countries especially in the Middle East, Latin America and Africa.

The winning inventions were - TNT-A novel photocatalyzer; Detection System for Cracks in Buildings and Slope Detection to Compromise Braking and Locking System for Wheelchairs.

Protein cocktail directs production of new heart cells, Bright electronic paper, High rate of chromosomal instability in human embryos, The simple sense of smell, The dangers of double dipping, A greater Tibet, Light-activated enhancement of information processing, Easing the way to pluripotency, Ocean iron and Light, electrons, action!

Japanese plant biologists have exposed dynamic networks of small molecules that respond to dehydration stress in plants.

A new twist on a fluorescence-based method for monitoring cell division provides scientists with information about accompanying changes in cell morphology

High-resolution structural data about an essential protein reveal new insights into how some cells transform fiber into force

A microscopy technique unveils previously hidden information on the nature of superconductivity

If the device is applied to 30% of the cars in Japan, we can expect a 960,000kl oil substitution effect which is 1.5 times the assumed effect from solar energy generation of the year 2010.

The Center for Fire Science and Technology at Tokyo University of Science held the kick-off symposium for the global COE program Center for Education and Research on Advanced Fire Safety Science and Technology in East Asia on March 26, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea.

Summaries of newsworthy papers include: Urine test for kidney disease and Gut hormone aids malnourished dialysis patients

Summaries of newsworthy paper include They know where you are, Sealing the past, Bright skies spell bad news?, Sniffing out sickness, Shake, rattle, control, Dengue virus host factors identified, Probing enormous exotic molecules and Don’t judge an asteroid by its colour

Biotechnologists at UP Los Baños are gruelling at work putting the final touches to a prototype wastewater treatment system that involves the use of bacteria.

UPLB experts recommended that Jatropha seeds should be dried to 4-5% moisture content and sealed in moisture-proof containers, to ensure little reduction in percent germination.

The international FANTOM consortium announces publication of three milestone papers in the prestigious journal Nature Genetics that will challenge current notions of how genes are controlled in mammals.

Summaries of newsworthy papers include A better engineered beer, Lead atmosphere and Dead layers provide lifeline for Moore’s Law

A significant form of epilepsy is genetically linked to a non-membrane channel protein

Two newly discovered proteins may offer a breakthrough in understanding the function of an enigmatic network of protein fibers

A unique metabolic fingerprint of an individual can be built up by using a common spectroscopy technique to identify the molecules involved

RIKEN scientists, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Tokyo, Japan, and Sungkyunkwan University, Korea, have unveiled the possible existence of a new magnetic phase in the spatial arrangements of electron spins