Unraveling
what it means to be alive

Using strands of DNA and messenger RNA that are the same length could aid the search for new drugs

A neural connection between sensations of hunger and the delayed onset of puberty has been teased out for the first time

A clear link between the arrangement of vertebrae in the spine and certain genes holds for mammals, but not for birds and amphibians

Blood vessels in the macaque brain are densest in energy-intensive regions such as the visual cortex

New Director Takes the Helm at RIKEN BDR

Former BDR Team Leader Shigeru Kuratani selected as Japan Academy Prize recipient

Peek-a-LAB-oo: Laboratory for Bottom-up Cell Biology