Highlight of the Month
From among the many high-profile research articles selected for highlighting by RIKEN RESEARCH each month, one scientific achievement of exceptional worth is chosen for special recognition as the RIKEN RESEARCH Highlight of the Month. Although these studies by respected RIKEN researchers are at the forefront of advanced scientific research, RIKEN RESEARCH aims to make the significance of these scientific breakthroughs understandable to the wider community, not just to other specialists. The Highlight of the Month provides an accessible and in-depth look at the science and the scientist behind some of RIKEN’s most important scientific contributions to our society.
This Month May 2013
Cancer cells get the cold shoulder
Published in Advanced Materials
A temperature-responsive nanomaterial efficiently captures trace quantities of tumor cells from blood samples and releases them on demand for further study
Previous Highlights of the Month
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A vertebrate family reunion (12 April 2013)
Published in Nature
By demonstrating the close ‘relatedness’ of two primitive jawless fish, scientists begin to assemble a more accurate depiction of the early history of vertebrate evolution
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Raising an antitumor army (01 March 2013)
Published in Cell Stem Cell
Reprogrammed immune cells might give doctors an edge in rallying the body’s defenses against tumor growth
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Trapped biomolecules yield critical information (01 February 2013)
Published in Nature Communications
A technique for encapsulating proteins within giant self-assembling cages could assist biochemists in the analysis of these important natural molecules
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Training plants in self-defense (04 January 2013)
Published in The Plant Cell
Screening of a chemical library reveals a bounty of molecules that could help protect food crops against infection
