Are you “at risk” of being a habitual coffee drinker?
Several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are related to dietary habits, including coffee, tea, tofu, and yogurt consumption.
Jan 29
Several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are related to dietary habits, including coffee, tea, tofu, and yogurt consumption.
Oct 29
Schizophrenia biomarker (hydrogen sulfide) in human hair
Not only is hydrogen sulfide a good biomarker for schizophrenia, it’s also the culprit and a new starting point for drug discovery.
Oct 10
Brain tissue kept alive for weeks with new microfluidic device
A new microfluidic device can keep tissue cultures functional for weeks on an artificial membrane
Aug 9
Implantable blastocyst‐like cysts grown from stem cells
Embryo Organoids?! Blastocyst‐like cysts grown from pluripotent mouse stem cells were similar to natural blastocysts (early embryos).
Jul 25
Toward micro-hearts: tiny pumps driven by self-organizing cardiomyocytes
Self-organizing cardiomyocytes on flexible polydimethylsiloxane sheets form tiny pumps. This is the first step towards building micro-hearts.
Jul 16
Talking science Illustration with Misaki Ouchida
Whether it’s bird anatomy or science cartoons, Masaki Ouchida can do it all. She spoke with us about her career in science illustration, from the US to Japan.
RIKEN at a Glance
30-day trend
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Bye-bye microplastics: new plastic is fully ocean-degradable - February 20, 2025
Gut bacteria in babies predict childhood food allergies - November 26, 2020
Bacterial drug resistance studied by robotic E. coli evolution - December 27, 2015
Black smokers and electroecosystems - February 15, 2022
Green hydrogen production for fuel cells and fertilizers
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