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The contract is with Masako KANNO, an employee of Asahi Kasei and visiting researcher to Professor Atsumi SHOTA at UCLA Davis who have engineered Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 to improve glucose utilization, enhance CO2 fixation and increase chemical production. After modifications in glycolytic pathways and the Calvin Benson cycle to increase carbon flux and redirect […]
Currently, regenerative medicine targeted at dogs is being conducted as free medical treatment that can be carried out after acquiring the owner’s approval, and the number of cases is increasing. As a consequence, Japan’s veterinarian association and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) are preparing guidelines on the use of regenerative medicines by […]
The company ACTE (Advanced Cell Technology and Engineering Co.) stores dental pulp cells collected from baby and wisdom teeth, with a view to using them for regenerative medicine. The storage fee is 300,000 yen in the initial 10 years, 120,000 yen for the next 10 years, and cell processing cost in case of actually using […]