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UN Conference Calls For Greater Disaster Resilience
Participants called for greater attention to be paid to insuring disaster risks and the role that scientific data could play in risk estimation.
Engineering Giant Fluorescent Protein Crystals
A unique fluorescent protein extracted from corals can crystallize even inside the dynamic environment of the cell.
How The Body Gets Its Vitamin K
NPC1L1, a protein involved in cholesterol transport, also doubles up as a vitamin K transporter, study shows.
How A Carnivorous Plant Shapes Its Leaves
Researchers have determined how carnivorous plants form their unique pitcher-shaped leaves.
Neostriatum Neurons: Close But Not Communicating
Although the patch and matrix neurons of the neostriatum are tightly interwoven structurally, they do not appear to communicate.
RIKEN & Nagoya Mark Collaboration With Workshop
RIKEN's CSRS and Nagoya's ITbM have agreed to collaborate on interdisciplinary research in synthetic chemistry and plant biology.
The Role Of Hormones In Fishy Love Triangles
Male medaka unable to produce the hormone vasotocin lose out in love triangles, research shows.
Predicting Tsunamis With Supercomputers
Collaborative research between Tohoku University and Fujitsu has produced a faster tsunami prediction model.
Vanuatu Super Storm Shadows UN Disaster Risk Conference
The third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction began on a sober note as news of Cyclone Pam hung over the proceedings.
