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Nov. 26, 2021 Research

Successful fertilization requires careful coordination of chromosomes

After fertilization, the mammalian egg organizes itself to safeguard paternal genomic material and ensure healthy offspring

Nov. 1, 2021 Research

Mapping the structural features that regulate a signaling protein’s specificity

A high-resolution structural analysis reveals insights into the specificity and function of an essential signaling protein

Oct. 21, 2021 Research

Supercomputer simulations reveal how protein crowding in cells impacts interactions

Microsecond-scale simulations are helping scientists understand how drugs ‘navigate the crowd’ inside cells

Oct. 18, 2021 Research

mRNA degradation induced by fluid flow breaks left–right symmetry in vertebrates

Degradation of mRNA induced by fluid flow causes the left side of an embryo to develop differently from the right side

Oct. 8, 2021 BDR News

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Everything is Done Manually

Ritsuko Morita, Researcher

Oct. 6, 2021 Research

A telescopic model of the development of hair follicles

Atlas of hair follicle development could lead to new therapies for hair-loss disorders

Sep. 30, 2021 BDR News

BDR team leader awarded the Osaka Science Prize

Sep. 24, 2021 BDR News

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Stress and stability in cells and tissues

Sa Kan Yoo, Team Leader

Jul. 30, 2021 BDR News

RIKEN BDR signs MOU with Shinshu University for research and educational collaborations

Jul. 22, 2021 Research

Genome editing meets marsupials

Jul. 20, 2021 Research

Basement membrane underpins tissue interactions in the skin

The skin’s basement membrane is highly specialized to enable molecular crosstalk between different tissue types

Jul. 16, 2021 Research

SUV39H2 : A direct genetic link to autism spectrum disorders

Jul. 9, 2021 BDR News

Masayo Takahashi awarded rank of Chevalier in France’s National Order of Merit

Jul. 1, 2021 BDR News

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Calling for submissions for the Second Ikimon Coloring Contest!

Jun. 24, 2021 Research

Age-related stem cell dysfunction linked to eye-color gene

A gene that was assumed mainly to determine eye color in fruit flies also affects gut stem cells, and could play a role in colorectal cancer in people

Jun. 15, 2021 BDR News

Senior visiting scientist Masayo Takahashi elected as EMBO Associate Member

May 25, 2021 Research

Launch of “NeuroGT Database”, a brain atlas of neurogenic tagging CreER mouse drivers

May 7, 2021 Research

Proteins enable tendons and muscles of fruit flies to develop in sync

Two proteins strengthen the extracellular matrix between the tendon and exoskeleton of fruit flies—but in very different ways

Apr. 27, 2021 Research

Dietary amino acid determines the fate of cancer cells

Apr. 13, 2021 Research

No Batteries? No Sweat! Wearable Biofuel Cells Now Produce Electricity from Lactate