The joys of computational mass spectrometry
Scientists have developed a new automated computational mass spectrometry system that can search an organism’s entire metabolome for as-yet-unknown metabolites (potential drugs).
Mar 29
Dec 7
Evolution of the inner ear: insights from jawless fish
A new story for inner ear evolution based on the developmental patterning found in hagfish, one of two extant jawless vertebrates and a link to the last common ancestor of modern jawed vertebrates.
Nov 13
Mutations, CRISPR, and spinocerebellar ataxia
Scientists discover that mutations causing the degenerative movement disorder spinocerebellar ataxia type 29 work by disrupting calcium release of neurons inside the brain.
Nov 6
Gene regulator that allows plant rehydration after drought
New genetic insights into the plant rehydration process: this is why your plants don’t die after you forgot to water them.
Aug 31
Transgenic plants ??on acid survive without water
Scientists designed transgenic plants that survive drought-like conditions by bumping up acetic acid production only when water is scarce.
Jul 5
Summer fun: how plants beat the heat
Scientists have discovered a gene that allows plants to cope with extreme heat by changing the composition of chloroplast membranes.
RIKEN at a Glance
30-day trend
- April 2, 2024
Detecting pathogens: the evolution of plant immunity - April 11, 2024
Cubes of brain tissue allow drug discovery without animals - November 26, 2020
Bacterial drug resistance studied by robotic E. coli evolution - March 21, 2024
Genomic “butterfly effect” involving TADs explains risk for autism - February 15, 2022
Green hydrogen production for fuel cells and fertilizers
Topics
