Weekly Research Highlights January 2012

  • Resolving controversy at the water’s edge

    Published in Journal of American Chemical Society

    High-level spectroscopy and computer simulations of specially diluted liquids reveal the long-debated structure of air–water interfaces

  • Expanding the genomic map

    Published in Nature Genetics

    A large-scale study of East Asian individuals reveals a number of previously overlooked genetic variants with potential roles in a number of metabolic diseases

  • Giant cell reveals metabolic secrets

    Published in Plant Physiology

    Clarification of metabolite regulation and distribution in a large, freshwater algal cell illuminates important aspects of general cell metabolism

  • Making better memories

    Published in Physical Review Letters

    Demonstration of a rare combination of electric and magnetic properties in a now readily producible material could improve electronic memory devices

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Highlight of the MonthJanuary 2012

  • A shorter road to growth

    Published in Proceedings of the National Academy Sciences of USA

    New insights into a plant hormone synthesis pathway could prove fruitful for agricultural researchers attempting to improve crop robustness and productivity

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News Features

  • Exploring new horizons of cerebellum research

    Masao Ito, founder of the RIKEN Brain Science Institute, gives an account of his career as a pioneer of cerebellum research at the 'New Horizon of Cerebellar Research' symposium held at RIKEN in March 2010.

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