Finding real rewards in a virtual world
A new study shows that mice who learn to find goals in virtual reality use their hippocampus the same was as in the real world.
May 8
Apr 25
RIKEN is looking for you
RIKEN is looking for you. Check out our new introductory videos! learn about exotic nuclei and much much more.
Apr 24
Promising mouse model for Ngly1 deficiency
A recent study of Ngly1 deficient mice used a secondary knockout to create double knockouts with symptoms similar to human NGLY1 deficiency.
Apr 12
Nihonium walk of fame
A nihonium walk of fame is being built to commemorate the discovery of the 113th element
Apr 4
New rice fights off drought
Researchers have created drought resistant transgenic rice using a gene from a small Eurasian flowering plant
Apr 3
Centennial RIKEN Research
???This Spring we’ve put together a special centennial issue of RIKEN Research ???
Mar 10
Don’t know anything about RIKEN?
Don’t know anything about RIKEN? We’ve made a new RIKEN booklet that should help!
Jan 10
Blocking obesity with a protein-sugar combination
Discovery of an enzyme that prevents obesity in mice through glycosylation of a protein involved fat-cell differentiation.
Dec 27
Robotic researcher to the rescue
Masaki Watabe talks about automated robotic researchers, future robot rule, and scientific philosophy.
Dec 21
RIKEN Research Winter Issue
It’s almost the end of the year and a here’s an early holiday present! The winter issue of RIKEN Research is here, covering plant parasites, depression, atomic clocks, and more! Enjoy!
RIKEN at a Glance
30-day trend
- January 23, 2025
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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