Mystery solved behind birth of Saturn’s rings

DNA methylation affects superiority of hybrid plants

Plant discovered that neither photosynthesizes nor blooms

Hormone identified that limits liver fibrosis

Causative gene for sensorineural hearing loss identified

How plants grow new lateral roots

Origin of minor planets’ rings revealed

New WHO-Kobe University research collaboration on dementia

Genes that control cellular senescence identified

Researchers succeed in developing a genome editing technique that does not cleave DNA

A fluorescent protein from Japanese eel muscles used to detect bilirubin in newborns

World's first successful artificial insemination of southern rockhopper penguin

Four newly-identified genes could improve rice

Tracking the aluminum used to purify tap water

LED technology used in Indonesia to monitor safety at construction sites

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New compound switches between liquid and solid states when exposed to light or heat

Why do tomatoes smell "grassy"?

Mechanism revealed for repairing DNA damaged by UV radiation

Measuring river surface flow with image analysis

Mechanism behind plant withering clarified

New method proposed to detect bacterial infection in preterm infants

Decoding sugar molecules offers new key for combating muscular dystrophy

Details revealed for how plant creates anticancer compounds

Gene protects against toxic byproducts of photosynthesis, helping plants to "breathe"

Fish populations revealed through seawater analysis

Mechanism discovered for mosaic pattern of cells in the nasal cavity

New plant species discovered on Yakushima

Intelligent machine tool prototype operates like a 3D printer

New technology selects high-affinity proteins