Biology

2026.04.06

Upcycling Fukaya green onions into plastic products to support local farmers — Saitama Institute of Technology

2026.04.01

"Translation-impeding sequences" in hard-to-synthesize amino acids: A common pattern found across bacteria — Possibly a previously unknown physiological function

2026.03.30

Bless you, macaques: Hay fever hits Japan's wild monkey parks

2026.03.30

A natural compound once deemed unusable as a drug repurposed to treat amoebiasis — Nagoya University establishes new microorganism-based synthesis method

2026.03.27

Hiroshima University and others reveal how environmental changes altered sand lance behavior and increased predation risk

2026.03.27

RIKEN investigates changes in neural connections between unconscious and conscious states

2026.03.27

MAAs produced by seaweed found to suppress rise in blood pressure — Meijo University research attracts attention: Beyond skincare, into health foods

2026.03.26

Tackling the mysteries of earth's history and the evolution of life through planktonic foraminifera — Toward unraveling the complete picture of an invisible photosymbiotic network

2026.03.26

Feral horses keep their distance — Neither too close nor too far

2026.03.25

It may not be "we smile because we're happy," but "we're happy because we smile" — RIKEN clarifies the brain mechanisms involved in how facial expressions shape emotions

2026.03.24

The University of Tokyo and RIKEN clarify the mechanism of nucleosome methylation and introduction of modifications

2026.03.23

Nagoya University develops AI tool for analyzing complex animal behavior

2026.03.19

Table coral found living in Yokosuka: Setting a new northernmost habitat record by 30 kilometers — Survey conducted by Rikkyo University and others

2026.03.19

Development of simplified method for creating humanized mice and reproduction of characteristics of designated intractable diseases

2026.03.18

Elucidation of the process by which pathogenic bacteria force open stomata to invade — Paving the way for creating resistant crops using genome editing

2026.03.17

RIKEN finds genes on the Y chromosome regulate body size and organ weight in mice

2026.03.16

Elucidation of the mechanism of circular DNA formation using budding yeast: Contributing to understanding abnormal occurrence in cancer cells

2026.03.16

Reduced testosterone and fructose synergistically increase hepatic fat: Osaka Metropolitan University and others identify pyruvate as a promoting factor

2026.03.13

Kindai University achieves complete aquaculture of the nodoguro fish: Aims to establish technology

2026.03.12

Collective decision-making in medaka elucidated — Shared living experience produces synchronous behavior

2026.03.12

Two types of killer whales found in Hokkaido: Fish-eating and mammal-eating groups

2026.03.12

Four new species of parasites discovered in ocean sunfish from Japanese waters

2026.03.11

A 'Glowing Sperm' Mouse Model Enables Real-Time Tracking of Infertility and Recovery