Why Japan missed volcano’s warning signs
Mount Ontake’s eruption killed at least 12 people. Could a better early-warning system have saved them? Source: www.nature.com See on Scoop.it – Dernières nouvelles
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University to start new program to train ‘wine scientists’
As the reputation of Japanese wines continues to improve overseas, the University of Yamanashi is ge… Source: mainichi.jp See on Scoop.it – Dernières nouvelles
iPS researcher: Epoch-making clinical test clears only first step
KOBE–Masayo Takahashi, a researcher who led the world’s first surgery of implanting induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells into a human body, said many more years are needed to make the technology a common treatment...
Microbial manga by former researcher generates big buzz
An unusual new manga series by a former researcher of microbial behavior at the Tokyo University of Agriculture’s Department of Fermentation Science magnifies the lives and adventures of euglena, a genus of algae-like life...
Researchers: iPS cell study shows cholesterol drug could cure bone disease
KYOTO–Researchers said a combination of patient-derived induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells and drugs designed to lower cholesterol could lead to an effective treatment for a rare but intractable bone disorder. Source: ajw.asahi.com See on...