Astrocytes could be contributing to storing memories and more in the brain, hints a study from Japan.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2022/03/in-the-lab/astrocytes-more-than-just-a-neurons-assistants/
A long stretch of DNA inherited from an interbreeding event with Neanderthals some 60,000 years ago has been linked to increase risk of severe COVID-19.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2020/10/in-the-lab/neanderthal-gene-covid-19-risk/
Scientists in Japan have developed a luminescent polymer that can quickly and sensitively detect stress.
Inorganic perovskites of a particular crystal configuration could outperform silicon in solar cells, scientists say.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2019/09/tech/inroganic-perovskite-silicon-solar-cells/
Not only did researchers in Japan decode the genome of the Okinawan sea grape, they also compared the genome to 15 other plant genomes to shed light on plant evolution.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2019/04/in-the-lab/okinawan-sea-grapes-genome-umi-budo/
Japanese researchers have developed a machine learning tool that allows the study of label-free cells migrating in vitro.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2019/04/in-the-lab/machine-learning-cell-tracking-usiigaci/
Scientists in Japan have developed a web-based tool capable of inferring gene function, estimating gene trees and identifying sets of ancestral genes in minutes.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2018/12/in-the-lab/orthoscope-gene-tree-analysis-tool/
The ability to regulate genes, rather than the sheer number of genes, is responsible for the development of a backbone in animals, scientists say.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2018/11/in-the-lab/lancelets-vertebrates-gene-regulation/
Researchers have identified three subtypes of depression, including one that is unresponsive to commonly prescribed anti-depression drugs.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2018/11/in-the-lab/depression-sub-types-serotonin/
Researchers in Japan and Vietnam have sequenced the genome of the Asian catfish, which could help fisheries identify important genes for rapid growth and disease resistance.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2018/10/in-the-lab/asian-catfish-genome-sequence/
Scientists in Japan have obtained a near-atomic resolution model of an important Ebola virus protein.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2018/10/in-the-lab/ebola-virus-structure-cryo-electron-microscopy/
Scientists in Japan have invented a tool that could be used to better understand biofilm kinetics.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2018/09/in-the-lab/chip-study-bacteria-biofilms/
The award recognizes Professor Kenji Doya’s achievements in developing artificial neural networks.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2018/08/academia/oist-kenji-doya-donald-o-hebb-award/
Researchers have found that fish that spend most of their lives in the dark have large eyes and smaller visual processing fields in the brain.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2018/08/in-the-lab/nocturnal-fish-eyes-brain/
Researchers in Japan have sequenced the genome of the Okinawan habu and identified nearly 60 genes from 18 different gene families that make up the snake's venom cocktail.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2018/08/in-the-lab/snake-venom-production-gene/
Researchers have studied ants to explain why biodiversity is higher in tropical regions compared to areas further away from the equator.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2018/06/in-the-lab/ants-explain-tropical-biodiversity/
Using optogenetics, researchers in Japan have demonstrated how the activity of specific neurons in the brain allow mice to prioritize their responses to the environment.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2018/05/in-the-lab/cholinergic-interneurons-pauses-optogenetics/
By incorporating manganese into an all-inorganic perovskite solar cell, scientists have increased its efficiency and stability while keeping manufacturing costs low.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2018/05/tech/perovskite-solar-cells-manganese/
Scientists have developed a bioimaging technique that allows the prolonged visualization of complex protein movements in a cell membrane.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2018/04/in-the-lab/bioimaging-cell-membrane-proteins/
Researchers have sequenced the genomes of the bacteria living in the guts of termites, shedding light on how they enable termites to digest wood.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2018/02/in-the-lab/termite-gut-microbiome-evolution/
Researchers in Japan have demonstrated that transitional flow can be demystified using existing laws of resistance in fluid dynamics.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2018/02/in-the-lab/fluid-dynamics-reynolds-transition/
Using a dynamic ligand to string together copper atoms one at a time, researchers in Japan have managed to build molecular copper wires of varying lengths.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2018/01/in-the-lab/copper-molecular-wires-atoms/
Using cryo-electron microscopy, a team of scientists in Japan have visualized the shape of tightly packed bundles of DNA and proteins inside the nuclei of cells.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2018/01/in-the-lab/genes-protein-structure-transcription/
Scientists in Japan have gained new insights into the genetic similarities between distantly related animal groups by analyzing the genomes of two species of worms.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2017/12/in-the-lab/worm-genome-vertebrate-evolution/
By manipulating the behavior of bacteria that feed on other bacteria, scientists in Japan are one step closer to developing a ‘living antibiotic’ that could be used to treat infections.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2017/10/in-the-lab/predatory-bacteria-living-antibiotic-riboswitch/
By analyzing the genomes of the Taiwan and Sakishima pit vipers, scientists in Japan have gained an understanding into how venoms evolve.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2017/10/in-the-lab/snake-venom-evolution-genome/
Scientists in Japan and Australia have confirmed that the Lord Howe Island stick insect, once thought to be extinct, survived by hiding out on a nearby island.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2017/10/in-the-lab/lord-howe-island-stick-insect-confirmed/
Using a method known as cluster beam deposition, scientists have created silicon nanolayer anodes that boost the power performance of lithium batteries.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2017/09/tech/silicon-batteries-capacity-stability/
Scientists in Japan have created 3D virtual avatars of three new ant species named in honor of key figures in conservation: Barack Obama, Ken Saro-Wiwa, and E.O. Wilson.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2017/09/in-the-lab/obama-ant-3d-image/
Using a method known as chemical vapor deposition, scientists in Japan have created perovskite-based LEDs that may one day replace conventional LED lights.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2017/08/tech/perovskite-solar-cells-led-lights/