Mystery of garden eels on display at events
Researchers are hoping that events focusing on spotted garden eels at the Sumida Aquarium in Tokyo and the Kyoto Aquarium will boost public interest in the species.
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Japanese flu vaccine maker taps tobacco plants for fast output
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma has developed a technology to produce an influenza vaccine in just four to five weeks using tobacco plants, a process that could revolutionize an industry that has been using the same production method for more than 60 years.
Keio University submits research plan with goal of performing Japan's first womb transplants
A Keio University team hopes to carry out Japan’s first clinical research into transplanting wombs to women who do not have the organ, according to sources.
Kyoto University performs world's first iPS cell transplant for Parkinson's
Kyoto University said Friday it has conducted the world’s first transplant of induced pluripotent stem cells to treat Parkinson’s disease.
Kyoto iPS lab finds compounds to curb progress of rare bone disease
A team of a Kyoto University laboratory has said it has found two compounds that curb the progress of a rare disease that causes bone fragments to grow all over the body.
Salivary glands and other organs grown in laboratory
When, in the 20th century, cell biologists learned to grow tissue samples in the laboratory, it transformed our understanding of how cells grow and how they react to disease. Crucially, it allowed us to test drug treatments on living cells before risking them in a person.
The biomedical cluster spearheading Kobe's revitalization
When the city of Kobe was devastated by an earthquake in 1995, few imagined a thriving biomedical industry emerging from the rubble.
Mitsui expands health care business in Asia
Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co. is extending its reach in Asia's growing health care market, from hospital management to information services for doctors.
Nobel laureate Tasuku Honjo calls for a better environment in Japan for life science research
Nobel laureate and immunologist Tasuku Honjo on Tuesday called for a better environment in Japan for conducting research in the life sciences, saying more efforts are needed by both the private and public sectors in enabling researchers to come up with medical cures for illnesses such as cancer.
Shiseido experiment finds humans produce 'stress smell' similar to onions
Japanese cosmetics maker Shiseido Co. has found that human bodies produce a distinctive odor that is similar to that of an onion or a long onion when they come under stress.