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The new iPad data terminal was announced on January 27 (local time) by Apple, Inc. With its large scale liquid crystal touch panel, you might think of it as a large version of the iPod touch.

A mouse model of OCD; Microbes modify soil carbon emissions; Nitrogen cuts soil carbon release; Microenvironment regulates colon cancer stem cells; Redistributing Ras; Variants influence smoking behaviors; Vigorous ocean bottom current discovered

The RIKEN Omics Science Center (OSC) has partnered with American company Complete Genomics to develop next-generation technology for the rapid analysis of individual-level human gene expression.

Theoretical simulations of protein structures using better computational methods provide important information on the biological functions that make life possible.

Photoemission experiments shed light on the origin of an enigmatic type of magnetism in iron

Therapeutic strategies that block inflammatory response to islet cell transplantation may accelerate treatment of diabetic patients

Tokyo, 22 April - A research team at RIKEN has experimentally determined the mechanism underlying the formation of electron pairs in iron-based high-temperature superconductors. The landmark finding, reported in the April 23rd issue of Science, establishes a key role for magnetism in superconductivity.

Summaries of newsworthy papers include: Climate pledges fall short and Combating hepatitis C

Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) created history for the university and the nation when it was selected to organize the 24th Wireless World Research Forum (WWRF) which began yesterday.

Tokyo, 19 April - A research team at RIKEN has succeeded for the first time in selectively controlling for reaction products in the dissociation of a single water molecule on an ultrathin film. The reaction opens the door to the creation of novel functional catalysts and applications in clean energy production.

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Mutations confer increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer and Finding missing bits in the human genome

The stories presented in Success Stories in Asian Aquaculture reflect the unique nature of Asian aquaculture, providing first-time insight into how and why it has become so successful.

For most of the 2,000 people who had to abandon their homes, fish farming turned misfortune into opportunity.

Two new strategies target a deadly cancer that eludes conventional chemotherapy

Mapping the shape and dynamics of a molecule’s outer electron cloud is now possible using a novel experimental technique

Reducing mitochondrial mutations; Homing in on extrasolar planets; Preimplantation diagnosis at twenty; Genome remodelling in breast cancer; Rare hair loss gene identified; A spot for every scent; How interdependent networks fail; Inflammatory remarks; Antibody design cranks up a notch; Controlling neural circuits and Truly random? The answer is 42

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Resolving inflammatory pain; Ovarian hormones drive stem cell proliferation; Failure of cannibalization in Huntington disease; Variants associated with kidney function and Anxious interactions

Spontaneous rotating movements cause growing nerve fibers to turn to the right

The structure of a key membrane protein expressed in red blood cells could reveal how oxygen supply to tissues is regulated

Gut bacteria specialized for sushi; Images of a most unusual eclipse; Grazers can reduce greenhouse gas emissions; How the fly got its spots; Stretching the deep crust; How is the Global Green New Deal going?; A device for memory and logic; Learning gets neurons to work together; The shape of weight gain; Following the leader?

A team headed by researchers at RIKEN and the Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics has uncovered details explaining the growth of galaxy clusters, the largest gravitationally-bound objects known to exist, offering new clues about the evolution of our universe.

Hazadiah Mohamad Dahan, Noor Zaina Idris and Roslinda Wab of Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia, studied how technologies affect language use and how this can potentially lead to language change in Malaysia.

Nitrous oxide emissions from thawing permafrost; Ancient acidic waters on Mars; Genetic variants associated with brain aneurysm; Exploitation by an expert virus; Structural variation in the human genome; Alpha-cells unexpectedly versatile; Quantifying human tumour proteins and Molecular basis of water tasting

Lipid signaling at the synapse modulates the strength of neuronal communication in the brain

Specific characteristics of small clumps of prion proteins dictate the conformation of larger aggregates that could influence disease symptoms

Hitting the right notes; The Human Genome at Ten; Trimming the fat; The cool of the Sun; Long-range connectivity dampened in schizophrenia; Mice lack the muscle for exercise; Putting the squeeze on quantum measurement; Which comes first, the caspases or the tau?; Unlikely movie stars yield secrets of gene function

Sustained increases in gray matter volume may be the key to explaining how lithium helps to treat bipolar disorder, according to a study published online this week in Neuropsychopharmacology.

The crystal structure of a protein involved in the spread of the most common HIV virus subtype, clade C, is described online in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology this week.

Press Release - Electrons that carry orbital angular momentum are generated for the first time by researchers at RIKEN, Japan

Education is a collaborative work by children, parents and guardians, and teachers. Education becomes difficult and may be compromised if the relationship between these three parties is not stable. In order to ensure a stable relationship between these three parties, the “role” of each must be made very clear.