Jan 30, 2017
The group of Ass. Prof. Takahiro ADACHI and colleagues at NAIST has observed that this effect occurs within 30 sec after addition of a B. natto culture and no effect is observed when adding lactic acid bacteria. The effect may be useful for evaluation of probiotics...
Jan 30, 2017
In this study, Takara Bio will evaluate the effectiveness, safety, immunological tests etc. when HF 10 and ipilimumab are administered concomitantly for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic malignant melanoma. HF10 is an attenuated strain of Herpes Simplex...
Jan 26, 2017
The group of Tomoyuki YAMAGUCHI at the University of Tokyo has reported that mouse ES and iPS cells transformed to pancreatic cells in rats and transplanted into diabetic mice could maintain the blood glucose level in the test mice for more than one year. Nature, Jan....
Jan 26, 2017
AMED, the NIH of Japan, will receive a 60 billion share out of this budget. Nikkei Biotech, January 20, 2016
Jan 26, 2017
The world’s largest factory of this type in Yamaga city (SILK on VALLEY YAMAGA”), with manufacturing space of over 4,000 m2, will produce cocoons 24 times per yeaar. Products will include spider silk and fluorescent silk products.”...