The science ministry will form a team of experts in April to help research bodies obtain international patents and beat the competition in protein research linked to new drugs, ministry officials said Tuesday.
The Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry plans to establish the team to keep Japan internationally competitive in postgenome research, the officials said.
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