Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
About Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
PNAS is one of the world's most-cited and comprehensive multidisciplinary scientific journals, publishing more than 3,500 research papers annually. As the flagship peer-reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), PNAS serves as an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that spans the biological, physical, and social sciences, with global reach and open submission to researchers worldwide.
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23 Dec 2019
National University of Singapore
NUS researchers found that chevron patterns in fish swimming muscles require physical forces to correctly develop, not only from genetic instruction or biochemical pathways.
22 Nov 2019
Tohoku University
A new study has discovered meteorites containing RNA sugar, ribose, and other bio-important sugars; the first direct evidence of bio-essential sugars' delivery from space to the Earth.
11 Nov 2019
Hokkaido University
International collaboration is finding new ways to improve how scientists develop and test models to forecast dengue infection.
04 Nov 2019
City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK)
A team of researchers from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and Karolinska Institutet has recently developed a new protein which can help increase the targeting accuracy in the genome editing process. It is believed that it would be useful for future gene therapies in human which require high precision.
21 Oct 2019
Hokkaido University
A group of neurons called the corticobasal ganglia projecting neurons are important for vocal learning in young birds, but not in adult birds, according to a study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
06 Sep 2019
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
A recent study, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has identified the sleep-promoting effects of dietary threonine, as well as its neurobiological principle.
28 Aug 2019
Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU)
An international team has used AI to create a 3D simulation of the Universe.
22 Aug 2019
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
New microscopy technique provides unprecedented insight into nanoscopic slip layers formed in flowing complex liquids.
16 Aug 2019
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
The protein that revives injured nerve cells was discovered. It is expected to present a new direction in the development of therapeutic agents for regenerating damaged brain or spinal cord nerves.
05 Aug 2019
Hokkaido University
Two known gene mutations induce pathways that enhance pancreatic cancer’s ability to invade tissues and evade the immune system. Researchers report the molecular details of this process providing insights into druggable targets for immunotherapies.
08 Feb 2019
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
Computational models reveal possible weak spots in the HIV surface protein, identifying new targets for drug and vaccine design.
07 Jan 2019
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
Korean researchers have clarified the fundamentals of coiled toxin protein which causes neurodegenerative brain disorders. The result is expected to speed the development of treatment for neurodegenerative disorder.
22 Nov 2018
Asia Research News
For the first time since its inception, Singaporean researchers were not listed.
19 Nov 2018
Tohoku University
A variety of animals have male-specific ornament traits and these ornaments are favored by female choice. Which male traits are preferred by females often varies among females. Genetic mechanisms that create and maintain variations in female preference has been one of the central questions in evolutionary ecology.
25 Oct 2018
Hokkaido University
The innate immune system may be able to be trained to react to viral infections more efficiently by repeated exposure to anti-viral signaling molecules.
24 Oct 2018
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
Korean researchers have identified the interactions of the combinants among calcium channel proteins that exist in nerve and heart cells. The result opened a new path of developing treatments for high blood pressure and brain diseases.
09 Oct 2018
Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU)
Professor Richard Bernhart Owen of the HKBU Department of Geography has analysed African lake sedimentary cores and established connections between a drying climate and technological and evolutionary changes in early humans.
18 Sep 2018
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
A team of researchers, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has identified variables that control the cavity-filling rates, required for liquids to penetrate into the cavities.
20 Aug 2018
Hokkaido University
Climate change and other external forces are causing rapid marine community shifts in Japan’s coastal ecosystems. Better understanding of species distribution dynamics, as driven by these factors, can improve conservation efforts and climate change management.
14 May 2018
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Big data shows that large marine vertebrates move differently, but consistently, through coastal and ocean waters.
04 Apr 2018
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
A research team led by scientists from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has identified new Alzheimer’s disease (AD) genetic risk factors in the Chinese population.
26 Feb 2018
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
An international multi-disciplinary research team led by scientists at HKUST has discovered for the first time a computational framework that could map out the fitness landscape of a crucial protein in the HIV, potentially paving the way for rational design of a vaccine that may force the deadly virus to mutate into forms that lead to its demise.
01 Jan 2018
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Synchrotron study reveals oxygen’s influence on the chemistry that surrounds us.
25 Oct 2017
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
A student from South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) was given the 2017 AMOREPACIFIC Great Global Next Generation Research Award.
10 Oct 2017
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Symbiotic giant bacteria enable Red Sea surgeonfish to specialize their diets.
01 Sep 2017
Hokkaido University
A deadly tick-borne virus uses the host neuron’s transportation system to move their RNA, resulting in the local reproduction of the virus and severe neurological symptoms.
07 Feb 2017
Nagoya University
By analyzing the level of a carbon isotope in tree rings from a specimen of an ancient bristlecone pine, a team led by Nagoya University researchers has revealed that the sun exhibited a unique pattern of activity in 5480 BC.
19 Dec 2016
Tohoku University
Scientists in Japan and the US have found that vitamin B3 nicotinamide may help treat pregnant women who suffer from preeclampsia by preventing strokes and in some cases, even stimulating the growth of their fetus.
29 Nov 2016
Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University
An international group of plant biologists have succeeded for the first time in visualizing how egg cells in plants divides unequally after being fertilized.