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Mitarai Namiko Receives Japan’s Young Scientists’ Prize

Professor Mitarai Namiko has won Japan’s Young Scientists’ Prize for her work bridging statistical physics in materials and biological systems.

Researchers Suggest Origins Of Key Cells In The Thymus

New research from a Swiss-Japanese team suggests that the key cells in the thymus may evolve from cortical-thymic epithelial cells.

New H7N9 Bird Flu Strain Adapted To Humans, Study

A genetic analysis of the avian flu virus responsible for at least 11 human deaths in China portrays a virus evolving to adapt to human cells.

First Australian Elected To Japanese Science Academy

The Australian Academy of Science President, Professor Suzanne Cory, has become the first Australian to be admitted to The Japan Academy.

Compliments Help People Perform Tasks Better, Study

Japanese scientists have found evidence that people performing tasks appear to perform better when another person compliments them.

Japan’s Lake Suigetsu Provides 52,800-Yr Archaeological Clock

A new series of radiocarbon measurements from Japan's Lake Suigetsu has provided an exquisitely preserved record of the past 52,800 years.