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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. 26, 2017
AMED, the NIH of Japan, will receive a 60 billion share out of this budget. Nikkei Biotech, January 20, 2016
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.” https://silk-on-valley-yamaga.jp/project/project02.html