List of articles on genome analysis

Elucidating the genetic characteristics of Japanese height, high height may have been disadvantageous

 A joint research group of RIKEN and the University of Tokyo conducted genome analysis of about 19 Japanese people and identified 573 genetic variations related to height […].

Identification of a Japanese-specific genomic region involved in coffee intake frequency The University of Tokyo

 It is becoming clear that individual differences existing in the human genome affect not only constitution and disease but also eating habits.

NEC and Osaka University succeed in applying genome analysis for data encryption processing

 The research group of NEC (NEC) and Akihiro Nakatani, a specially appointed professor of the Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, processes various data in encrypted form […]

Genes involved in the development of wheat allergy through the skin University of Tsukuba and others succeeded in identification

 Wheat is contained not only in bread and udon noodles, but also in cosmetics and other ingredients that come into direct contact with the skin as hydrolyzed wheat. […]

Succeeded in decoding the entire genome of Jomon people

 A collaborative research group consisting of 7 members from 11 domestic research institutes such as the National Science Museum, the National Institute of Genetics, and the University of Tokyo was excavated on Rebun Island in Hokkaido […]

Succeeded in decoding the entire genome of the giant unicellular organism "Umi Gudo" Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University

 A research team at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University has succeeded in decoding the entire genome of "sea grapes," which are edible seaweeds that represent Okinawa Prefecture.

Succeeded in decoding the genome of Yoshino cherry tree, making it possible to predict the flowering time

 Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Shimane University, and Kyoto Prefectural University have jointly decoded the genome of Yoshino cherry tree, a popular variety that represents Sakura.Heredity […]

Genome analysis reveals the origin of medaka in the Japanese archipelago

 A joint research group of Okayama University, the University of Tokyo, and Kitasato University has expanded the medaka in the Japanese archipelago using comprehensive genomic sequence information of the medaka wild population […].

Elucidation of the evolution of firefly luminescent genes, Chubu University and others succeed in decoding the genome

The National Institute for Basic Biology and the research group at Chubu University have succeeded in decoding the genome of "Heike firefly".Also in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States […]

Discovered a sister species of the nematode C. elegans on Ishigaki Island Expectations for elucidation of mechanisms such as animal evolution

 The group of Forest Research and Development Organization Forest Research Institute, Miyazaki University School of Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Life Sciences, etc., in collaboration with overseas research institutes, […]