Based on SNP-analysis of the Btr1 and BTr2 genes in 529 specimen of barley collected from all over the world, it came out that barley was first cultivated in Mesopotamia about 10.000 years ago and reached Japan via China about 3.000 years ago. NIAS news release, July...
Based on technology by Kaneka’s subsidiary BioMaster (cultivation of autologous adipose-derived stem cells), Cell Port Clinic Yokohama will start breast reconstruction therapy for cancer patients. Studies will follow the new Law on Ensuring the Safety of Regenerative...
The product, based on Bifidobacterium lactis GCL2505, is claimed to improve the stomach and intestinal invironment and a FOSHU application has been filed. Nikkei Biotech news release, July 31, 2015
The group of Toshinori NAKAYAMA and Yusuke ENDO of Chiba University Medical Research Institute identified fatty acid synthese ACC1 as a strong candidate to cause autoimmune diseases in obese people. Based on transcriptional analysis of obese vs. normal mice, candidate...
The group of Shinji NINOMIYA at RIKEN Yokohama carried out organic synthesis of vitamin B1 (half life 20,4 min) and succeeded to demonstrate the metabolism of this tagged vitamin in mice using PET. RIKEN news release, July 31, 2015
