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Oct. 24, 2025 Research
Hitchhiking DNA picked up by gene, saves a species from extinction
Sep. 22, 2025 BDR News
Public Events
Calling for submissions for the 6th Ikimon Coloring Contest!
Sep. 11, 2025 Research
Multiple solutions help fly embryos overcome the fundamental problem of ‘tissue tectonic collision’
Sep. 11, 2025 Research
How egg cells control the timing of cell division
New insights into how oocytes divide could inform assisted reproductive technologies
Aug. 12, 2025 Research
Pressing pause on DNA transcription
What happens on the atomic scale when DNA transcription is paused has been unveiled for the first time
Jul. 15, 2025 Research
Going to equal lengths to find proteins that bind to bioactive molecules
Using strands of DNA and messenger RNA that are the same length could aid the search for new drugs
May 15, 2025 Research
How hunger pangs push back the onset of puberty
A neural connection between sensations of hunger and the delayed onset of puberty has been teased out for the first time
May 12, 2025 BDR News
Meetings
Navigating academia – the way forward for women
Three distinguished women scientists shared career insights at RIKEN BDR’s “Inspiring Women in Science” symposium
May 1, 2025 Research
Investigating the link between genes and vertebrae in tetrapods
A clear link between the arrangement of vertebrae in the spine and certain genes holds for mammals, but not for birds and amphibians
Apr. 22, 2025 BDR News
New Director Takes the Helm at RIKEN BDR
Mar. 31, 2025 BDR News
Three new team leaders join RIKEN BDR
Mar. 21, 2025 BDR News
Former BDR Team Leader Shigeru Kuratani selected as Japan Academy Prize recipient
Mar. 8, 2025 BDR News
Meetings
Careers in Science—Perspectives of Women Researchers and Technical Staff
The second IDWGIS Symposium Held at the BDR
Mar. 6, 2025 Research
Monkey brain map reveals the importance of sight
Blood vessels in the macaque brain are densest in energy-intensive regions such as the visual cortex
Mar. 6, 2025 BDR News
BDR research scientist awarded the Public Trust Cardiovascular Research Fund–Uchida Prize Prize
Feb. 7, 2025 Research
Vulnerable neurons linked to social dysfunction in autistic mice
Autism in mice affects oxytocin-secreting neurons more than other neurons
Feb. 3, 2025 Research
Scientists explain how a compound from sea sponge exerts its biological effects
Jan. 23, 2025 BDR News
Team Leader Ichiro Hiratani Awarded Hyogo Prefectural Science Prize
He was recognized for his pioneering research on the development of scRepli-seq, a method that allows genome-wide analysis of DNA replication states at the single-cell and single-chromosome levels.
Jan. 16, 2025 Research
Water gives cells a push in blood vessel formation
The flow of water helps drive the formation of new blood vessels in zebrafish
Jan. 9, 2025 Research
Synthetic beads mimic critical process in cell division, opening new paths for biomachines
Designer molecules replicate the function of anchor structures in cell division, offering opportunities for synthetic biology and disease prevention