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Sharpening the focus of microscopes
2 December 2011Research Highlights
Based on non-linear optical effects, imaging with light has reached atomic precision in the most precise microscope ever built
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It takes a sugar to catch a sugar
2 December 2011Research Highlights
A single sugar molecule plays an outsized role in helping a glucose-transporting protein respond promptly to insulin signals
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Crystallizing the switch to hydrogen
2 December 2011Highlight of the Month
Real-time x-ray measurements of remarkable rare-earth/transition metal clusters expose the secrets of storing and releasing hydrogen gas
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Characterizing a toxic offender
9 December 2011Research Highlights
Clarification of the role of a specific protein fragment that forms toxic clumps and damages the brain could lead to therapeutics for Alzheimer's disease
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Turning the spotlight on drug-resistant tumors
9 December 2011Research Highlights
A newly developed group of fluorescent probes highlights cancer cells resistant to anticancer drugs
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‘Mind-readers’ get a clearer view
9 December 2011Highlight of the Month
A treatment that renders brain tissue transparent allows neuroscientists to visualize neural circuitry at once-unattainable depths
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Delegates from the Chinese Academy of Sciences visit RIKEN to promote women in research
9 December 2011News Roundup
On 14 September 2011, the RIKEN Yokohama Institute hosted a delegation of female scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) as part of the group’s visit to Japan to promote the role of women in research among Japanese research institutes and universities.
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RIKEN Executive Director visits the UK and France
9 December 2011News Roundup
RIKEN Executive Director Kenji Oeda visited various universities and research institutes in the UK and France from 12 to 22 September 2011 to celebrate a key collaboration with the University of Liverpool (UoL) and to further discussions on research organization and management.
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Cultivating careers in corporate and international research
9 December 2011RIKEN People
Wonkyung Kang
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Finding the sweet spot
16 December 2011Research Highlights
Modifications to chromosomal proteins help ensure that brain-specific sugars are produced only in the appropriate tissues
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Deciphering the mechanism of an ion pump
16 December 2011Research Highlights
Insights obtained from a structural and functional analysis of an ion-pumping protein could benefit future drug discovery efforts
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An Expert Panel Discusses the Future of RIKEN
16 December 2011News Roundup
A high-level panel of experts from around the world gathered in Tokyo for a three-day series of meetings on the future of RIKEN, held from 26 October.
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David Baltimore appointed as RIKEN Honorary Fellow
16 December 2011News Roundup
David Baltimore, the President Emeritus and Millikan Professor of Biology at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), was inaugurated as a RIKEN Honorary fellow on 6 October 2011 at a ceremony held at the RIKEN Yokohama Institute.
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Exploring the mechanism behind the differentiation of immune cells
16 December 2011Frontlines
Ichiro Taniuchi at the RIKEN Research Center for Allergy and Immunology is carrying out research to understand the mysteries of organism evolution by investigating the mechanism responsible for the differentiation of T cells.
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Pinpointing asthma susceptibility in Japanese adults
22 December 2011Research Highlights
Identification of genetic variations that increase the risk of adult asthma will lead to better understanding of this disease
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Revealing how a potato disease takes hold
22 December 2011Research Highlights
Infectious agents released from the late blight pathogen use a sticky patch of amino acids to adhere to potato plant cells
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Imaging electrons by the slice
22 December 2011Research Highlights
A new spectroscopy technique enables the investigation of two-dimensional electron states both at the surface and within crystals
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Applying pressure reaps material rewards
22 December 2011Research Highlights
A high-pressure growth technique creates single magneto-electric crystals useful for future generations of electronic memory
