List of articles from universities in Okinawa Prefecture
Clone breeding species Japanese crucian carp, will it acquire genetic diversity while crossing with sexual reproduction species?
The freshwater fish "crucian carp", which is familiar to Japanese people, has the usual "sexual reproduction of males and females (sexual crucian carp)" and "clone breeding only by females [...]
Discovered by Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, a protein that causes overeating and obesity when deleted in the brain
A team study at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University found that a protein called "XRN1" is involved in the regulation of appetite and obesity. […]
Succeeded in visualizing the mechanism of "photosynthesis that does not emit oxygen" performed by photosynthetic bacteria
Unlike plants, "photosynthetic bacteria" perform photosynthesis without generating oxygen.It lives in familiar places such as rice fields and hot springs, and has a very high energy […]
Coral spawning was signaled by the darkness that occurs between sunset and moonrise, Ryukyu University and others elucidate
In the international collaborative research team between Dr. Hiroko Nozawa of Taiwan Central Research Institute and Professor Shunichi Takahashi of Ryukyu University Tropical Biosphere Research Center, coral is by moonlight […]
Projector images can be operated with your fingertips Expected to be a touch display anywhere
Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Tokai University, Ali […]
The origin of medaka is the Indian subcontinent, the international collaborative research team elucidated
An international collaborative research team consisting of 13 domestic research institutes such as Ryukyu University, Tohoku University, and Kyoto University and 6 research institutes from 7 overseas countries such as India and Vietnam […]
Ingestion of soybeans and isoflavones during pregnancy is effective in reducing the risk of behavioral problems in children
A collaborative research team led by Ehime University and attended by the University of Tokyo and Ryukyu University found that intake of soybeans and isoflavones during pregnancy has a low risk of child hyperactivity […]
Discovery of a new species of jade-colored scolopendridae, the first time in 143 years in Japan
By the research teams of Hosei University Professor Satoshi Shimano, Tokyo Metropolitan University, National Science Museum, and National Taiwan University, it was the first time in 143 years in Japan […]
Genetic roots of the people of the Miyako Islands, unraveled by genome analysis Ryukyu University
It is estimated that people living in the Miyako Islands, which consist of eight islands such as Ikema Island and Irabu Island, migrated from the Okinawa Islands at least 1 years ago. […]
Succeeded in elucidating the structure by synthesizing the most ordered glass in the world
An international collaborative research team including Kyoto University announced that they have succeeded in synthesizing and elucidating the structure of glass, which has the best structural order in the world.