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Summaries of newsworthy papers: Cancer and copy number, General relativity tested in the lab, Multi-wavelength view of an astrophysical jet, iPS to understand diseases, Supernova progenitors constrained by their X-rays and Learning to sing changes the brain

The complete genome sequences of an indigenous hunter-gatherer from Namibia’s Kalahari Desert and of a Bantu from southern Africa are presented in this week’s Nature. Alongside these genomes are presented the sequences of the protein-coding regions from three other hunter-gatherer groups from the Kalahari.

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Variants associated with dementia, Makeover to yield designer proteins?, Unprecedented pressure from ocean acidification, A new villain in multiple sclerosis, Deletion associated with childhood developmental delay and Melting glaciers in Greenland fjords

A new breed of cherry blossom tree that blooms all year round has been created by RIKEN scientists using heavy ion beams at RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerated-Based Science.

Studies on mutant plants provide insights into the role of strigolactone, a plant hormone that inhibits shoot branching and attracts both beneficial symbionts and damaging root parasites

The newly sequenced genome of the soybean could allow for the development of hardier plants

X-rays emitted from the remnant of a supernova provide clues to its explosive history

HAVANA, Feb. 10 - Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and the Finlay Institute of Cuba created history by signing the Agreement for the collaboration and joint production of the halal tetravalent meningococcal ACW135Y vaccine.

Ambassador Roos said, "Our two countries can take pride in the fact that the U.S.-Japan Alliance has provided a half-century of peace in East Asia," stressing the importance of the U.S.-Japan alliance that has served as the cornerstone of peace and stability.

Japanese and foreign scholars are pursuing a unique study project called “hopology” since 2005 under the slogan “Social Science of Hope.

I have been voicing my dissenting opinion of abolishing the use of Food for Specified Health Uses (FOSHU)—as well as the system itself—on the grounds that consumers are given no guarantee of the effectiveness of such products.

Approximately 170 years have passed since the birth of the media known as photography, and the diversity of expression is being accelerated more than ever.

On January 18th, a “Sending-Off Party for Athletes in the Olympics & Paralympics” was held in support of Waseda University students and alumni who will be competing in the Vancouver Winter Olympics.

The first genome sequence of an ancient human is reported in Nature this week. As well as demonstrating a substantial advance in DNA sequencing techniques, the work also highlights a previously unknown migration of humans around 5,500 years ago.

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Why benzodiazepines can be addictive, A framework for future research and assessment, Gas-rich early galaxies, Protein link to insulin production, Grass genome sequenced, Ferroelectricity in a simple molecular crystal, Zonal flow in the Earth’s core and Direct mass measurements beyond uranium

Summaries of newsworthy papers: A potential new treatment for osteoporosis; Drivers of deforestation; Reprogramming with minicircles and Western Australian drought unique in 750 years?

A group of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) researchers successfully created a product called, Thymoquinone Rich Fraction (TQRF) an agent to aid the treatment of Alzheimer and cardiovascular Disease.

In line with its mission of knowledge sharing, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) today introduced the ‘I-Teacher’, to help school students in their learning process.

Researchers at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute are developing a highly efficient system to create mouse model lines that could dramatically advance genetic research on the most common mental retardation.

Cutting-edge imaging technology shows that monkeys’ brains grow as they learn to use tools

A finely tuned rare-earth metal catalyzes the exact interactions needed for site-selective molecular synthesis

Press Release - Researchers at RIKEN and Fukuoka University have pinpointed the mechanism responsible for early rejection of transplanted pancreatic islet cells in the treatment of type 1 diabetes, also known as juvenile diabetes.

Summaries of newsworthy papers: An exoplanet's atmosphere probed from the ground, ‘Missing DNA’ link to obesity, Smells like a human, Protein marks malarial proteins for export, Signalling pathway crucial for cancer stem-cell survival, The quantum glow of photosynthesis, A more complex role for RAF inhibitors

Researchers Chin-Ying Liew, Kien-Kheng Foo, Elinda Ai-Lim Lee and Kelvin Tee-Hiong Goh studied the types of systems-thinking skills used by 233 students in the fields of Social Sciences and Humanities to solve non-routine problems.

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Geoscience: Volcanoes implicated in ancient ocean oxygen depletion

Molecular fluorescence applied in an unconventional way allows the life-sustaining chemical reactions in genes to be observed in real time

An unexpected result leads to new insights about a poorly understood mode of communication between cells

Cell-cycle progression in fish embryos can now be tracked visually in three dimensions

Ottawa, Canada, December 8, 2009 – Four Canadian organizations have launched a research initiative to explore how people in Canada and in developing countries can deal with the impacts of climate change.

The world’s poorest people have frequently been blamed for mismanaging the natural resources on which their lives depend. But across the developing world, initiatives supported by IDRC have shown that there are ways to reduce poverty and protect a community’s resource base at the same time.