Biology article list
Does the insect brain evolve from a common ancestor with mammals? The University of Tokyo
The research team of Associate Professor Kei Ito, Researcher Asako Tsubouchi, and Graduate Student Tomoko Yano of the Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Tokyo, has introduced Drosophila melanogaster […].
Tohoku University and others unravel the mystery of the destruction of soil animals in the Ogasawara Islands, a World Heritage Site
In the forests of the Ogasawara Islands, innumerable woodlouse and gammaridea originally inhabit under the fallen leaves, and they play an important role in nurturing rich soil as a forest decomposer […].
Associate Professor Kazunori Yoshizawa of Hokkaido University School of Agriculture received the Ig Nobel Prize
The "Ig Nobel Prize" for achievements that made people laugh and think was announced at Harvard University on September 9, EST, North Sea […]
Discovered molecular fossils of archaea from the stratum 2 million years ago Tohoku University
Dr. Ryosuke Saito (currently Miyagi Prefectural Government) and Professor Kunio Kaiho of the Department of Geography, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, and others from the geological formations of China about 2 million years ago […]
Chiba University, the largest university in Japan, expands into biology
Chiba University announced that it will expand the field of "jump-in" program to study at university from the age of 17 to the field of biology from the spring of 2019 […]
The University of Tokyo theoretically elucidates the "dormant state" of cells
Professor Kunihiko Kaneko and Yusuke Himeoka, a doctoral student at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the University of Tokyo, used computer simulation and theoretical biophysics to detail […]
Gunma University acquires 1D microscope images and 2D morphological images from one biological specimen
On June 6, research teams such as Professor Tomoyoshi Taka of the Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma University announced a 23D microscope image and a 1D morphological image from a single biological specimen […].
How do frogs distinguish colors in the dark? -Kyoto University
A research group at Kyoto University has been able to change the properties of photosensors (photoreceptive proteins) so that frogs can distinguish colors in the dark […]
"Sazae" is actually a new species! Okayama University discovers an error in a 250-year-old message game
That "sazae", which is also familiar as an edible product, was a de facto "new species" -Associate Professor Hiroshi Fukuda of the Graduate School of Environmental and Life Sciences, Okayama University, said in Europe and the United States […]
Discover the best way to meet males and females National Institute of Informatics and Kyoto University
The joint research group of the National Institute of Informatics, Big Data Mathematics International Research Center, and the Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, […] when the search time is limited.