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BIOLOGY

COMMENTARY / World
Jan 27, 2018
Why scientists solve harder problems first
We've found thousands of distant planets, but not a cure for the common cold. What gives?
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 25, 2018
Chinese scientists clone monkeys, breaking a key technical barrier
Chinese scientists have cloned monkeys using the same technique that produced Dolly the sheep two decades ago, breaking a technical barrier that could open the door to copying humans.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 26, 2017
Venture behind worm cancer-screening method raises ¥30 million from Shinkin Capital
Hirotsu Bio Science, a medical venture developing a cancer screening tool using nematodes, has secured ¥30 million in funding from Shinkin Capital Co. to accelerate growth in overseas markets, the firm announced Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 25, 2017
Shrews' ability to shrink brain for winter described for the first time
Scientists have described one of nature's most intriguing phenomena: the shrinking of the skull and body of shrews as lean winter months approach and their subsequent regrowth for spring.
Japan Times
Reference / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Oct 8, 2017
Biologist harnesses power of tiny worms in project that could reshape way cancer is screened and treated
Call it worm power.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 12, 2017
Soil science can help save a hungry planet
By 2050, the world's population will approach 10 billion people. Feeding them all will require novel solutions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Apr 10, 2017
One of the healthiest parts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef damaged by Cyclone Debbie
A cyclone that left a trail of destruction in northeast Australia and New Zealand has also damaged one of the few healthy sections of the Great Barrier Reef to have escaped large-scale bleaching, scientists said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 7, 2017
How artificial life spawned a billion-dollar industry
Scientists are getting closer to building life from scratch and technology pioneers are taking notice, with record sums moving into a field that could deliver novel drugs, materials, chemicals and even perfumes.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 3, 2017
Babies cry more in U.K., Canada and Italy, less in Germany, Japan: study
Babies cry more in Britain, Canada, Italy and Netherlands than in other countries, while newborns in Denmark, Germany and Japan cry and fuss the least, researchers said Monday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 22, 2017
Study shows navigation devices switch off parts of brain
If you have long feared that using a satellite navigation system, or "satnav," to get to your destination is making you worse at finding the way alone, research now suggests you may be right.
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 3, 2017
Scientists create first artificial mouse 'embryo' from stem cells
Scientists in Britain have for the first time created a structure that resembles a mouse embryo using a 3D scaffold and two types of stem cells — research that deepens understanding of the earliest stages of mammalian development.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 23, 2017
Alarming superbugs a risk to people, animals and food, EU warns
Superbug bacteria found in people, animals and food across the European Union pose an "alarming" threat to public and animal health having evolved to resist widely used antibiotics, disease and safety experts warned on Wednesday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 25, 2016
Gut microbes may play role in yo-yo dieting, obesity
Scientists studying yo-yo dieting in mice say the tendency for people to regain excess weight rapidly after successfully slimming may well be due to their microbiome — the trillions of microorganisms in the gut.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 18, 2016
In Belgian lab, the quest for the perfect beer yeast
Belgium famously produces hundreds of different beers, but that is nothing compared to the varieties of yeast used to make them — around 30,000 are kept on ice at just one laboratory by scientists seeking the perfect ingredient for the perfect brew.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ADVANCES IN PROGRESS
Nov 14, 2016
Japanese engineer sees evolution guiding next wave in robotics
What could be the next big thing in technology after the digital revolution?
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 15, 2016
Scientists launch global project to map every cell in human body
Scientists launched a global initiative Friday to map out and describe every cell in the human body in a vast atlas that could transform researchers' understanding of human development and disease.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 16, 2016
Color of 'cute' bristly dinosaur deciphered
Scientists guided by small structures preserved in fossilized skin have deciphered the color and camouflage pattern of a little dinosaur with a parrot-like beak and bristles on its tail that roamed thick forests in China about 120 million years ago.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jul 23, 2016
Chinese plan first human test with CRISPR gene-editing tool
Chinese scientists apparently are embarking on the first human trials with the CRISPR gene-editing tool, the latest effort by the country's researchers to master a technology that might someday be a potent tool in developing therapies worldwide.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 23, 2016
Nose job: Smells are smart sensors' last frontier
Phones or watches may be smart enough to detect sound, light, motion, touch, direction, acceleration and even the weather, but they can't smell.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 12, 2016
Brain scans show how LSD mimics mind of a baby
Scientists have for the first time scanned the brains of people using LSD and found the psychedelic drug frees the brain to become less compartmentalized and more like the mind of a baby.
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Thanks, tourists. Views of Mount Fuji are now blocked.
Tourists pose in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji on Friday in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Local residents are upset over littering, overcrowding and the inconvenience caused by the visitors.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Two more arrested over brutal murder of couple in Tochigi
A vehicle carrying Seiha Sekine, the 32-year-old common-law husband of the deceased Tokyo couple's first daughter, leaves a police station in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Tuesday.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Xi bristles as Macron and von der Leyen urge China to do more on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen walk after their meeting in Paris on Monday.
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet
Japan’s tween skateboarders get head start on preparations for 2028 Olympics
Ibuki Matsumoto competes at an event in Osaka on April 21.

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