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Nature Publishing Group
03 May 2009
Summaries of newsworthy papers Fresh lead for broad-spectrum Huntington’s therapy, A primate-specific potassium channel in schizophrenia, Sleep disorder associated with autoimmune response, Faulty protein linked to B-cell lymphoma, Energized by RNA, Amazonian ice and Singing without lessons
RIKEN
03 May 2009
Recent findings from the FANTOM consortium spotlight new mysteries and challenge old assumptions about the mammalian genome
RIKEN
03 May 2009
Single-nucleotide changes in the genome can greatly increase an individual’s susceptibility to heart attacks
RIKEN
03 May 2009
A RIKEN-led consortium of scientists has compiled a massive collection of complete gene sequences for the invaluable soybean plant
RIKEN
03 May 2009
The Biodynamics Research Team at RIKEN leads the world in cytokinin research and are working to control the biosynthesis and activation of cytokinin with the aim of increasing the yields of rice, wheat, corn, and other crops.
RIKEN
03 May 2009
A single fertilized egg repeatedly divides itself to differentiate into a wide variety of cells, such as those forming muscles, nerves, and skin, thus defining the complete body. What happens in the egg to produce the different types of cell?
Nature Publishing Group
29 Apr 2009
Summaries of other newsworthy papers include: Invisibility cloaking in the optical and A time to stress.
Nature Publishing Group
29 Apr 2009
In Nature China this week - Terrestrial ecosystems in China may have absorbed 28-37% of the country's fossil-fuel emissions over the past two decades
University of the Philippines Los Baños
29 Apr 2009
Biotechnologists at UP Los Baños are hard at work putting the final touches to the prototype of a wastewater treatment system that uses bacteria.
University of the Philippines Los Baños
28 Apr 2009
A research project at the University of the Philippines Los Baños is underway to save from threat this freshwater fish. Dr. Pablo P. Ocampo of the UPLB Limnological Research Station has established a captive breeding program to save the 'ayungin' (Leiopotherapon plumbeus).
Tokyo University of Science
28 Apr 2009
Research carried out by Professor Akinori Yanaka and Assistant Professor Atsushi Fukumoto of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Tokyo University of Science, with Tsukuba University and Johns Hopkins University in the United States, was featured in the April 2009 issue of Cancer Prevention Research, the New York Times and the BBC.
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Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
27 Apr 2009
The discovery that monkey malaria parasites are causing human malaria in Malaysian Borneo, lead by scientists at the Malaria Research Centre, UNIMAS, was featured in a television documentary aired by Australian Broadcasting Corp on 2nd April 2009.
Keio University
27 Apr 2009
Professor Atsushi Seike will be President of Keio University from 28 May 2009 until 27 May, 2013.
Keio University
27 Apr 2009
Talk sessions titled "What is 4K, the next generation's format of motion picture?", "Faculty Members of KMD talks about 'Motion Picture10 years later'", "Creator of Toy Story 2 " talks about '3DCG's Now and Future'" and etc. were held by leaders of the industry and the academic world.
Keio University
27 Apr 2009
Views from Professor Ichiro Innami of the Faculty of Policy Management in Keio University - "Although we are well on the way to an extremely aging society never experienced throughout the world, health care system is not at all ready for that."
Universiti Sains Malaysia
27 Apr 2009
Prof.Tan Sri Dato Dzulkifli said that with the participation of IPTs from Arab countries, it is hoped that GHEF 2009 will complete the process and the existing network of cooperation in developing countries especially in the Middle East, Latin America and Africa.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
27 Apr 2009
The winning inventions were - TNT-A novel photocatalyzer; Detection System for Cracks in Buildings and Slope Detection to Compromise Braking and Locking System for Wheelchairs.
Nature Publishing Group
26 Apr 2009
Protein cocktail directs production of new heart cells, Bright electronic paper, High rate of chromosomal instability in human embryos, The simple sense of smell, The dangers of double dipping, A greater Tibet, Light-activated enhancement of information processing, Easing the way to pluripotency, Ocean iron and Light, electrons, action!
RIKEN
24 Apr 2009
Japanese plant biologists have exposed dynamic networks of small molecules that respond to dehydration stress in plants.
RIKEN
24 Apr 2009
A new twist on a fluorescence-based method for monitoring cell division provides scientists with information about accompanying changes in cell morphology
RIKEN
24 Apr 2009
High-resolution structural data about an essential protein reveal new insights into how some cells transform fiber into force
RIKEN
24 Apr 2009
A microscopy technique unveils previously hidden information on the nature of superconductivity
RIKEN
24 Apr 2009
An international symposium organized by the RIKEN BioResource Center (BRC) drew over 230 microbiologists and other interested parties to Tokyo in early February to discuss the issue of microbial resources in Asia and the wider world.
Tokyo University of Science
23 Apr 2009
If the device is applied to 30% of the cars in Japan, we can expect a 960,000kl oil substitution effect which is 1.5 times the assumed effect from solar energy generation of the year 2010.
Tokyo University of Science
23 Apr 2009
The Center for Fire Science and Technology at Tokyo University of Science held the kick-off symposium for the global COE program Center for Education and Research on Advanced Fire Safety Science and Technology in East Asia on March 26, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea.
Nature Publishing Group
22 Apr 2009
Summaries of newsworthy papers include: Urine test for kidney disease and Gut hormone aids malnourished dialysis patients
Nature Publishing Group
22 Apr 2009
Summaries of newsworthy paper include They know where you are, Sealing the past, Bright skies spell bad news?, Sniffing out sickness, Shake, rattle, control, Dengue virus host factors identified, Probing enormous exotic molecules and Don’t judge an asteroid by its colour
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
22 Apr 2009
Canada's International Development Research Centre has more than 100 staff experts available to speak to the media on some of the world's most pressing development challenges - from climate change, to food security, to global finance.
Nature Publishing Group
22 Apr 2009
In Nature China this week - Contrary to popular belief, females may have the ability to replenish reproductive cells at any stage of their life
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
22 Apr 2009
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) has successfully conducted a training and guidance programme for Bumiputera entrepreneurs in horticulture from 5 to 9 April, and a half-day seminar on gaharu on 6 April in Kuching, Sarawak.