Nov 27, 2013
Partners are 41 national hospitals including the University of Tokyo Hospital and a 13 member company consortium comprising Eisai and Astellas. Methods comprise MRI, PET, genetic testing, biomarker studies in blood and cerebrospinal fluid and other. 200 patients 60 –...
Nov 26, 2013
Based on copepod luciferase, the active site of the enzyme was engineered for higher thermodynamic stability of the luminescense event, which showed 100fold stronger and 7 times longer sustained bioluminescence compared to firefly luciferase. The enzyme was tested in...
Nov 21, 2013
A team of Hokkaido University and several Indonesian institutes has developed technologies to monitor CO2 emissions from deforestation areas and their influence on the local ecosystems, providing a scientific basis for technical cooperation. T HIRANO et al, Global...
Nov 20, 2013
In cooperation with several companies such as Kanto Chemicals, Abe Machinery Works and others, an AIST team has set out to contaminate radionuclide containing ashes from burning plant residues fast and in large volume. Using Pb nanoparticles, it was possible to...
Nov 19, 2013
By screning 10.000 varieties of tomatoes, the team was able to identify parthenocarpy variants which do not require pollination nor hormone treatment. Some of the new varieties also have excellent properties such as skin stability. RIKEN press release, November 11,...
