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2024.08.02
Going Slow is Better for Fast Cycling: DNA Replication Mechanism in Pluripotent Stem Cells
2024.07.19
The Rhythm Led by Plants is Crucial for Symbiosis with Nutrient-Providing Bacteria ~ Discovery that Symbiosis with Rhizobia in Legumes is Regulated by Oscillating Gene Expression ~
2024.06.25
Target tracking strategy in bats: integration of echolocation and flight tactics
2023.08.11
The positional transmitter of statoliths unveiled: It keeps plants from getting lazy -Gravity sensing mechanism in plants-
2022.08.01
Evolutionary origin of the double-switching system of sexual differentiation in Insecta
2022.06.15
Dynamic rearrangement and autophagic degradation of the mitochondria during plant spermiogenesis
2022.05.26
Shedding light on spermatogenesis failure caused by testicular warming
2021.12.08
Development of a new tool which uses focused light to reduce cellular contractile force
2021.05.27
A genome of photosynthetic animals decoded: Genome analysis reveals chloroplast acquisition without gene transfer in photosynthetic sea slugs
2020.12.01
The liverwort oil body is formed by redirection of the secretory pathway
2020.10.19
Coral larvae movement is paused in reaction to darkness ~Researchers find a new light responding behavior that may affect where corals live~
2020.10.06
Memory of the Venus flytrap
2020.08.25
A factor limiting recovery from bleaching in corals
2020.08.17
DNA damage triggers reprogramming into stem cells -Discovery of a new adaptive strategy that plants use under harsh environments-
2020.05.15
Whole genome duplication drove the evolution of carnivorous plants
2020.03.18
Control mechanism of force-induced cell-to-cell adhesion
2019.11.22
Recrutement of a lateral root developmental pathway into root nodule formation of legumes
2019.07.09
Finding of STEMIN (STEM CELL INDUCING FACTOR) for feasible reprogramming in plants
2019.06.20
A novel mechanism for increasing the quality and quantity of oils in soybeans
2019.05.22
Identifying the neural mechanisms that inhibit slow muscle activity during fast swimming in fish
2019.04.30
An important function of non-nucleated sperm
2019.04.11
When do male and female differences appear in the development of beetle horns?
2019.04.09
LDAIR, a lncRNA regulates seasonal changes in stress response ~Unraveling the mechanism for seasonal adaptation in animals~
2019.03.07
Elucidating cellular responses to force ~Mechanical Force Induces Phosphorylation-Mediated Signaling that Underlies Tissue Response and Robustness in Xenopus Embryos~
2019.01.22
Green fluorescence from Reef-building corals attracts symbiotic algae
2018.12.21
How sperm stem cells maintain their number
2018.11.30
Elucidation of central mechanisms of salt-induced hypertension through activation of sympathetic nerve activities
2018.11.27
Lymphatic valve formation requires mechanosensor channel PIEZO1
2018.09.21
A mechanism of color pattern formation in ladybird beetles
2018.07.13
Researchers Develop Cryopreservation Method of Ladybird Beetle Ovaries
2018.04.05
Measuring the hardness of living tissues without damage
2018.03.20
Illusory Motion Reproduced by Deep Neural Networks Trained for Prediction
2018.02.20
Discovery of the mechanism of plant-specific control of the vacuole transport route
2018.01.09
The Origin of Flower Making Genes
2017.12.08
Protamine neutralizes CSPG-mediated inhibition of oligodendrocyte differentiation
2017.11.21
Protein synthesis regulatory factor RNG105/caprin1 is essential for long-term memory formation
2017.11.07
Discovery of a mechanism for determining the direction of collective cell migration
2017.10.24
Efficient synthesis of a photosynthetic pigment in mammalian cells for Optogenetics
2017.09.20
Rolling dice for cell size specification in plant leaf epidermis
2017.09.14
Obese inducing brain mechanism
2017.09.06
Building a morphogen gradient by simple diffusion in a growing plant leaf
2017.09.04
Discovery of dynamic seasonal changes in color perception ~The small fish "medaka" shows large differences in color perception in summer and winter~
2017.07.17
Identification of PTPRZ as a drug target for cancer stem cells in glioblastoma
2017.03.07
Fluctuation in the concentration of calcium ions contributes to brain shape
2016.11.08
Decoding the Genome of the Japanese Morning Glory
2016.09.15
A blue stoplight to prevent runaway photosynthesis
2016.08.10
Discovery of a unique subcellular structure determining the orientation of cell division
2015.12.24
How temperature determines sex in alligators
2015.11.06
Increasing production of seed oils
2015.09.03
Elucidation of the molecular mechanisms involved in remyelination
2015.06.12
"To be sperm, or not to be sperm?" -Discovery of the genetic switch that determines Germ Cell fate-
2015.04.28
Mechanisms for Continually Producing Sperm
2015.03.16
Development of a carnivorous pitcher leaf
2015.03.06
Mutation in APC2 Gene Causes Sotos Features
2014.11.18
How Fallopian Tubes Carry Eggs Unidirectionally
2014.10.10
The Yellow "Phantom Morning Glory"
2014.09.19
Shoot-derived cytokinins systemically regulate root nodulation
2014.03.14
Discovery of a new protein involved in increasing the synthesis of vivid flower colors
2014.02.13
Development of an Agrobacterium-Mediated Stable Transformation Method for the Sensitive Plant Mimosa pudica
2013.12.25
Oxidized Peroxisomes are Selectively Degraded by Autophagy
2013.12.19
DNA Methylation and Methyl-Binding Proteins Control Differential Gene Expression in Distinct Cortical Areas of Macaque Monkey
2013.12.12
Bmp7 and Lef1 are the downstream effectors of androgen signaling in androgen-induced sex characteristics development in medaka
2013.12.09
Biological motion stimuli are attractive to medaka fish
2013.07.26
Pattern Dynamics in Adaxial-Abaxial Specific Gene Expression Are Modulated by a Plastid Retrograde Signal during Arabidopsis thaliana Leaf Development
2013.02.18
Asymmetric distribution of dynamic calcium signals in the node of mouse embryo during left-right axis formation
2012.11.08
Elucidation of the Mechanisms Regulating Myelination ~Discovery of a new target molecule for the development of therapeutic agents for demyelinating diseases~
2012.05.28
Hyperproliferation of mitotically active germ cells due to defective anti-Müllerian hormone signaling mediates sex reversal in medaka
2012.05.09
Directional Neuronal Migration Is Impaired in Mice Lacking Adenomatous Polyposis Coli 2
2012.01.13
The vertebrate sex-determination system varies by animal
2012.01.11
Medaka catch Daphnia using biologic 1/ƒ noise! ~Success in formulizing a mathematical model for predator and prey relationships~
2011.07.15
Osmotic sensitivity of the TRPV1 channel found to be synergistically increased by stimuli such as temperature and acidity
2011.07.08
Discovery of the gene that determines the sex of germ cells
2011.06.18
Discovery of a novel plant-specific factor involved in peroxisomal protein transport
2011.05.06
Success of the Selaginella genome sequencing project
2011.03.28
An ancestral link between genetic and environmental sex determination
2010.11.24
Discovery of a gene that simultaneously controls root nodule number and plant shoot development in legumes
2010.09.22
Local protein synthesis in dendrites is indispensable to neural network formation.
2010.08.23
The National Institute for Basic Biology and Singapore's Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory have entered into an international cooperation agreement
2010.07.22
Elucidating the system by which Irises and Leeks produce unifacial leaves
2010.07.16
Discovery of an ontogenetic development system controlled by miniscule peptides ~The astonishing role of the smallest genes~
2010.05.27
Discovery of a previously unknown cause of hypernatremia ~An autoimmune disorder that attacks the brainfs sodium sensing system~
2010.05.21
Discovery of stem cells that allow adult Medaka to continually produce eggs ~Clarifying the foundation of the high fecundity of fish~
2010.03.23
Discovery of an intracellular actin accumulation system necessary for neurulation
2010.03.19
The secret to producing large numbers of sperm for an extended time ~A new model for mammalian spermatogenesis~