Press releases

The photograph depicts epidermal layer cells of dry Lotus japonicus seed, dyed so as to highlight seed segmentation.

A researcher in UNIMAS has came with a 3-in-1 Flexi Jacket, an innovative design concept that allows a backpack to serve as a hooded waterproof jacket and later in the evening, as a tent to protect its user from the outdoor natural elements.

In Nature China this week - Antagonizing the G protein-coupled receptor could be a safe and effective treatment method for Alzheimer's disease

Biodiversity: Ocean currents carried mammals to Madagascar, Synthetic biology: Making waves, Neuroscience: Grid power, Opinion: Two takes on building consensus about science, Materials: A mouldable, self-healing clay-based hydrogel, Materials science: Size matters in deformation twinning and Meteorites: Solving the colour conundrum

Nature's News Feature's this week highlights uncertainties in four key areas of climate science: precipitation, regional climate predictions, palaeoclimate data and aerosols and takes a look at five of the technical challenges involved in blending the sciences of engineering and biology.

In determining whether or not the contract with the renewal fee clause infringed the Consumer Contract Act, Article 10, the court continued to rule that it did not infringe and that it was valid up to the decision that was made by the Otsu District Court on March 27, 2009.

For eleven years straight, from 1998 on, the suicide rate in Japan has exceeded 30,000 per year, and this year shows no signs of letting up. Young people do not make up a large number of these suicides by any means, but as youth is a period with a low mortality rate in general, suicide is becoming a leading cause of death among them.

Archaeology values actual historical facts as a first priority, rather than what is often referred to as the implied truth and meaning of history. Ruins and relics, also known as buried cultural properties, are almost the only hard evidence that reveals such historical facts.

We defined “ill-temperedness” as employees’ inability to cooperate with each other and analyzed it from a viewpoint of social exchange theory, which is my primary research interest. In general, the company organization is based on a system where employees pay a cost in the form of labor to earn a profit that is later distributed among them.

I am specialized in ergonomics and am focusing my research on the next generation media, which is currently not yet prevalent but have a potential in the near future. When I was an undergraduate student, I undertook a research evaluating 3D images from the human perspective for the first time.

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.

Origin of fat build up in muscle, A new risk locus for major mood disorders, Long-term contamination in Alaska, New variants influence type 2 diabetes risk and blood sugar levels, Host factors implicated in influenza virus replication and more

The field of research into cancer is constantly expanding and developing. Here we highlight the many experts and research projects on cancer including genetic implications and possible new treatments. Experts are listed in this article.

Organising dialogues that cut across language and national barriers is the best way in seeking solutions to the armed conflict in Mindanao, Philippines.

15 Jan, Kunming, China - More than 30 partner institutions attended the Asian Partnership on Emerging Infectious Diseases (APEIR) meeting where researchers presented key findings to the media. The key outcomes from the research are summarised in this press release.

RIKEN invites applications for the position of Chief Scientist (Laboratory Director) to head a new laboratory in Innovative Light Sources Division of RIKEN SPring-8 Center (RSC). Applications from overseas are welcome.

RIKEN invites applications for the position of Chief Scientist to lead a new laboratory working on The Advanced Science Institute (ASI).

Eight Nobel laureates, including RIKEN President Ryoji Noyori and Brain Science Institute Director Susumu Tonegawa, delivered a message to Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on November 26 rejecting recently proposed cuts to basic science budgets.

Research on the mechanism of gene switching could pave the way for regenerative medicine and provide a phenomenological foundation for the emerging field of epigenetics

Combining design concepts produces a high-sensitivity detector that could enable greater exploitation of terahertz radiation

A new recording method shows how microcircuitry in the motor cortex of the brain controls voluntary movements

In Nature China this week - Medical genetics: Silence of the gene

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have jointly developed a Prostate Robotic System with the Singapore General Hospital that will improve the diagnosis and treatment of prostrate cancer.

Internship/Lecture: Jul. 1 - Aug. 26, 2010 Lecture July 20 - 30, 2010 Application Deadline Feb. 28, 2010

Safety at the workplace should not rely solely based on experience, as this notion may turn out fatal.

The USM FC team showed excellent form when they defeated Pos Malaysia 1-0 on home ground yesterday.

Three-day workshop from January 12-14 at India International Centre, Delhi

Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) through the Advanced Medical and Dental Institute (IPPT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom.

Any university that wishes to set up a Students’ Parliament in their respective campuses has the right to determine the model and format they wish to follow.

With the collaboration of researchers from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), three secondary schools made the nation proud in the CO2nnect –CO2 on the way to school competition organized by Partnership and Participation for A Sustainable Tomorrow (SUPPORT) recently.