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New tool for proton spin
6 May 2011Research Highlights
Measurements of fundamental particles provide a sensitive method to probe the spin composition of protons
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Sugar synthesis hits the sweet spot
6 May 2011Research Highlights
Novel tuberculosis treatments could result from success in artificially synthesizing sugar-based structures of the bacterium’s cell wall
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News Roundup
The Tohoku earthquake of March 11, the largest in Japan’s recorded history, left enormous devastation and large numbers of casualties in its wake.
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The beginnings of the brain
13 May 2011Research Highlights
A single protein is sufficient to switch on the various genes that kick off the development of the embryonic nervous system
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Know your tomatoes
13 May 2011Research Highlights
Assessing the chemical diversity of genetically modified organisms is an important first step for evaluating their safety
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Frontlines
Insights gained by the Biosphere Oriented Biology Research Unit into complex biological systems could revolutionize energy production and re-integrated society into the global ecological cycle
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RIKEN Wako Institute Open Day
13 May 2011News Roundup
On April 23, RIKEN Wako Institute held its annual Open Day to promote public understanding of RIKEN’s work at the cutting edge of science and technology.
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Tiefu Li
13 May 2011RIKEN People
Tiefu Li writes to Jaw-Shen Tsai, head of the Macroscopic Quantum Coherence Laboratory at the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute
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Keeping traffic moving
20 May 2011Research Highlights
An enzyme helps control the extension of cellular tendrils by regulating the delivery of supplies needed for growth
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How plants self heal
20 May 2011Research Highlights
Identification a master regulator of the response of plants to injury sheds light on organ regeneration
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Unraveling plant reactions to injury
27 May 2011Research Highlights
Identification of a key compound that regulates plant responses to wounding could provide benefits on three fronts
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Tiny probes for living cells
27 May 2011Research Highlights
Revealing the inner workings of cells takes a step forward using a newly developed Raman microscopy technique
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News Roundup
The RIKEN Quantitative Biology Center (QBiC) was established in April 2011 to develop innovative measuring, analysis, and modeling technologies for recreating the dynamics of living cells.
