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Asia’s Scientific Trailblazers: Chikashi Toyoshima
In seeking to visualize proteins at the smallest scale, Professor Chikashi Toyoshima has cemented his place as one of structural biology’s most impactful researchers.
Japan’s KAGRA Gearing Up For Gravitational Wave Research
Representatives from Japan’s KAGRA have signed a memorandum of agreement with the US’s LIGO and Italy’s Virgo observatories for joint gravitational wave research.
A Glimpse Of Ancient Massive Galaxies
Scientists have identified a large population of galaxies previously invisible to the Hubble telescope.
How The Pufferfish Got Its Spines
An international team of biologists has found that homologs of genes involved in hair and feather formation in other vertebrates are responsible for pufferfish spine development.
Inside The Neighborhood Of Alzheimer’s Disease Proteins
A previously unrecognized form of chemical bonding could explain why amyloid beta proteins clump up to cause Alzheimer’s disease.
Scientists Can Now Edit Mitochondrial DNA In Plants
Researchers in Japan have devised a tool to edit plant mitochondrial DNA and develop new strains of crop plants.
One-Bead-One-Compound Strategy For Antibiotic Discovery
Researchers in Japan are combating the scourge of drug-resistant microbes by screening synthetic variants of a naturally-occurring antibiotic.
Nanotubes Turn Light Into Electricity
Physicists in Japan have discovered photovoltaic nanotubes that could improve solar power and imaging technology.
5 Asian Universities Among Top 25 In QS World University Rankings 2020
Two universities in Singapore, two in China and one in Japan made the top 25 of the QS World University Rankings 2020.
