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RIKEN discovers new T cells related to immune disorders
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RIKEN discovers new T cells related to immune disorders
Will the “love hormone” ever be used to treat a rare genetic disease?
Purple biomass makes a good crop fertilizer
Atlas of the aging lipidome highlights kidneys and gut bacteria
Root growth improved in soil contaminated with cesium
Japanese people are a mixture of three separate ancestral groups
Space Café Tokyo explains sus sci-fi media
Recipe for hydrogen: sprinkle manganese oxide with iridium atoms, add water
Stable green hydrogen production in a PEM electrolyzer
Jul
8
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RIKEN discovers new T cells related to immune disorders
Immune-related diseases like multiple sclerosis associated with genetic variation in newly discovered, rare T cells. Continue!
Jul
2
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Will the “love hormone” ever be used to treat a rare genetic disease?
One of the pitfalls of researching an extremely rare disease: getting enough data to support clinical trials could be impossible. Continue!
Jun
27
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Purple biomass makes a good crop fertilizer
Biomass made from purple marine bacteria provides more than enough nitrogen to plants without harming the environment Continue!
Jun
20
![Atlas of the aging lipidome highlights kidneys and gut bacteria](https://itaintmagic.riken.jp/wp-content/uploads/mouse-lipid-atlas3b-800x675.jpg)
Atlas of the aging lipidome highlights kidneys and gut bacteria
The atlas revealed sex differences in the aging kidney lipidome and lipid byproducts of gut bacteria that accumulate throughout the body. Continue!
May
22
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Root growth improved in soil contaminated with cesium
Overactivating the ABA signaling pathway in plants prevented cesium in soil from blocking root growth in plants. Continue!
May
17
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Japanese people are a mixture of three separate ancestral groups
A new study shows that the current Japanese population is derived from 3 ancestral groups, one of which brought Denisovan DNA to the party. Continue!