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Summary of a newsworthy paper regarding UVA and skin cancer

Summary of a newsworthy paper on stemcells

Analyzing metabolites in living organisms using NMR spectroscopy is yielding new insights into environmental health and ecology and the development of green innovations at the RIKEN Plant Science Center.

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Arctic ozone loss, mucosal memory, Dust-climate links in the tropical Atlantic, ovarian cancer, leukaemia and more

Combining carbon dioxide sorbents with gold nanoparticle catalysts makes manufacturing ultrapure hydrogen gas easier than ever

Microfluidic devices are poised to transform biological research by streamlining the cost, speed and precision of individual experiments.

Summaries of newsworthy papers: helpers in tissue repair, forest clock emissions, breast cancer treatment and more.

This latest release covers topics ranging from neuroscience and ageing to quantum physics and biology

Also in this issue: plant microRNAs (miRNAs) contained in food can enter mammalian blood and tissues where they can then regulate the host’s genes

The Photovoltaic Materials Unit of the National Institute for Materials Science set a new world record for the highest conversion efficiency in dye-sensitized solar cell under the Research Topic “Device Physics of Dye-sensitized Solar Cells”.

A gene regulatory factor promotes long-term protection against infectious threats by effecting the maturation of a variety of immune cells

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Imaging tumours at the operating table, mass extinctions, Laser-driven gamma-rays and more.

From magnetic sensors for medical diagnostics to body clocks to robots pouring molten metals to lipids for modeling cell structures the September issue of the Toyohashi Tech e-Newsletter describes a diverse range of research projects.

A new technique developed by researchers at RIKEN has clarified the location and dynamics of specific metabolites in a single cell of the alga Chara australis. The findings reveal that these metabolites are regulated and fluctuate under stress conditions, providing insight into previously-unknown functions of the vacuole in cellular processes.

A study in transport genes leads to better understandings in drought tolerance

Discovery of a Mutual Regulation Mechanism Controlling Drought and Salt Stress Responses

A new use for fluorescent---Gas detection.

Published in the August issue of Stem Cells, researchers at the RIKEN Omics Science Center found a way for future advances in regenerative medicine and more effective culturing techniques for human pluripotent stem cells.

Design optimization could help maximize the power conversion efficiency of thin-film silicon solar cells

Combined with fluorescence labeling, new approach produces 3D images at unprecedented depth and levels of spatial detail

From probes that read nerve responses to a vaccine which targets all dengue viruses, the latest edition of Asia Research News features all the cutting-edge science from across Asia.

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Neuroscience: Animals in the amygdala; Genetics & Nature: Working towards 1001 Arabidopsis genomes; Geoscience: Cold ocean on early Mars; Cell Biology: Controlling the balance of metabolic responses

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Infectious disease: Bacteria fight against dengue; Atmospheric science: Studying clouds in a CLOUD chamber; Comment: Antibiotics may be damaging beneficial bacteria permanently; Fossils: Marsupials and placental mammals split 160 million years ago and more

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Geoscience: 3.4-billion-year-old sulphur-metabolizing microbes; ; Cell Biology: A system to study cells with cancer stem cell properties; Climate Change: Cryptic biodiversity crash; Climate Change: Calcifiers cover up; Geoscience: Evolution of plants influenced river shape

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Climate Change: Increased leaf litter boosts soil carbon release; Genetics: Map for developmental delay; Cell Biology: Regulating metabolism in stressful conditions; Geoscience: Do planetary waves cause Titan’s downpours?

Plants switch off growth signals by targeting ‘used’ receptor molecules for destruction

Summary of newsworthy article: Similarities between sporadic and familial ALS

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Biology: The genetics of multiple sclerosis *PRESS BRIEFING*; Atmospheric chemistry: Mysterious methane; Comment: ArXiv turns 20; Biotechnology: Reversing the route to biofuels; Quantum mechanics: Ion micro-management; Cod genome reveals unusual immunology

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Chemical Biology: Natural products reveal new targets for cancer therapy; Methods & Biotechnology: ‘Off-targets’ of zinc-finger nucleases; Genetics: Exome sequencing of hepatocellular carcinoma

Experiments using fruit flies as a model system reveal a molecular mechanism underlying sperm morphogenesis in insects