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Unearthing a path leading to diabetes
6 January 2012Research Highlights
Discovery of a molecular basis for type 2 diabetes reveals how fatty diets can interfere with control of blood sugar levels
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Untangling a protein’s influences
6 January 2012Research Highlights
A computational strategy that reveals how environmental interactions affect protein shape could steer more sophisticated approaches to drug design
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Boosting longevity with good bacteria
6 January 2012Research Highlights
A diet supplemented with a specific probiotic bacterial strain increases the lifespan of mice
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A shorter road to growth
6 January 2012Highlight of the Month
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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Innovating human-interactive robots
10 January 2012RIKEN People
Shinya Hirano
ASI Research Scientist
Robot Control Research Team
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Longer-lasting chemical catalysts
13 January 2012Research Highlights
Wrapping palladium nanoparticles inside a self-assembled polymer matrix makes catalysts easier to retain and recycle
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Twist-and-glow molecules aid rapid gas detection
13 January 2012Research Highlights
Fast and sensitive detection and identification of air-borne gases is now possible using a newly developed sensor
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Keeping an eye on the Japanese genome
13 January 2012Research Highlights
A particular type of age-related macular degeneration in the Japanese population is linked to four regions of the genome
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The K computer maintains No.1 position in world ranking
13 January 2012News Roundup
Jointly developed by RIKEN and Fujitsu, the K computer — a new supercomputer named after the Japanese word kei, which represents the unit ‘quadrillion’ or 10 peta — took first place in the 38th TOP500 list announced at the 27th International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis in November, 2011.
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Unraveling the Chinese cabbage genome
20 January 2012Research Highlights
The draft genome of the Chinese cabbage could underpin genetic improvement of brassica vegetable and oil crops
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Channeling into cell control
20 January 2012Research Highlights
A new model of intracellular signaling via calcium ions will assist in understanding the effects of calcium fluctuations
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Decoding DNA’s annotations
20 January 2012Research Highlights
A chemical probe that can differentiate between chemical tags adorning DNA could provide insights into how nature switches genes on and off
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News Roundup
The Singapore-Japan Joint Forum on Emerging Concepts in Microbiology was jointly held by RIKEN, Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases and the National University of Singapore (NUS) on 15 and 16 November at NUS.
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Frontlines
The RIKEN Advanced Science Institute has made significant advances in deep-UV light-emitting diodes (LEDs) technology for a broad range of new applications, including sterilization and decomposition of environmental pollutants
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Resolving controversy at the water’s edge
27 January 2012Research Highlights
High-level spectroscopy and computer simulations of specially diluted liquids reveal the long-debated structure of air–water interfaces
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Expanding the genomic map
27 January 2012Research Highlights
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
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Giant cell reveals metabolic secrets
27 January 2012Research Highlights
Clarification of metabolite regulation and distribution in a large, freshwater algal cell illuminates important aspects of general cell metabolism
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Making better memories
27 January 2012Research Highlights
Demonstration of a rare combination of electric and magnetic properties in a now readily producible material could improve electronic memory devices
