List of articles on life science
Elucidating the mechanism of ancient evolution with a new molecular evolution analysis method The University of Tokyo
The research group led by Associate Professor Masami Horikoshi of the Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Tokyo, is the key to the evolution of archaea to eukaryotic cells that occurred about 25 billion years ago […].
Which strategy is better, generalist or specialist?Analysis by the University of Tokyo
The research group of the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Science has made generalists specialists through bioinformatics analysis of microorganisms […]
World's First Discovery of Oxygen-Independent "Sulfur Breathing" Mechanism Tohoku University
Professor Takaaki Akaike and his group at Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine said that "sulfur breathing," which uses sulfur metabolites instead of oxygen, includes humans […].
The University of Tokyo solves the mystery of the basic structure of vertebrates that does not change even after evolution
The International Collaborative Research Group, led by Associate Professor Naoki Irie of the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Science, explains why the basic structure of vertebrates has not changed for more than 5 million years […]
The University of Tokyo and Kanazawa University in the "World Top Level Research Center Program"
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology announced the adoption bases of the "World Top Level Research Center Program (WPI)" in 29.The University of Tokyo NeuroIntelligence […]
Succeeded in developing the world's most accurate radiation measurement sensor, University of Tsukuba, etc.
Joint development research teams such as the University of Tsukuba are the first in the world to perform ultra-high-precision position measurement of 1 micrometer (1000/1 mm) or less […].
World's First Elucidation of the Three-Dimensional Structure of Sweat Glands-Expectations for Treatment and Development of Antiperspirants Osaka University
The research group at Osaka University Graduate School is the first in the world to visualize the three-dimensional structure of human sweat glands, which leads to the elucidation of sweat gland contraction during sweating […]
Professor Akira Endo of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology receives "Canada Gairdner International Award"
The Canada Gairdner Foundation announced the Canada Gairdner Internatio […] on March 2017, 3.
Science Council of Japan recommends urgent ratification of the Nagoya Protocol and establishment of a system
The Science Council of Japan considers the extraction of problems and countermeasures when ratifying the Nagoya Protocol.In academic research in the field of life science using genetic resources […]
Why can the University of Tokyo body clock set the time?
By focusing on the amount of chemical substances involved in the biological clock, Professor Kunihiko Kaneko of the University of Tokyo and others have clarified the reason why the cycle is almost constant at about 24 hours […].