News The latest from BDR

Apr. 9, 2026 Research

How microbes grow when multiple resources are limited

An 80-year-old expression that predicts how microbes grow has been generalized to account for multiple nutrients

Apr. 3, 2026 BDR News

Meetings

Successful Wrap-Up of the Annual RIKEN BDR Symposium

The RIKEN BDR Symposium 2026 "Biological Horizons: Innovative Explorations into Life’s Mechanisms and Dynamics" was held March 2 and 3, 2026, spotlighting cutting-edge research by up-and-coming researchers

Mar. 24, 2026 Research

Synthetic cellular communications system illuminates embryonic development

Artificial molecular communication networks shed light on how signals control embryonic development

Mar. 11, 2026 Research

Taking the pressure off aging chromosomes during meiosis

Protein assemblies that relieve the strain on chromosome pairs during cell division could aid healthy reproduction in older parents

Feb. 25, 2026 Research

When vessel constriction fails: Cellular mechanics linking developmental remodeling to vascular malformations

A multiscale study demonstrates how circumferential actomyosin drives contraction of endothelial cells to regulate blood vessel diameter during vessel remodeling.

Jan. 27, 2026 Research

A peek inside the clockwork that drives embryonic body patterning

Sophisticated models of embryonic tissue reveal how coordinated cycles of gene expression guide body patterning

Dec. 23, 2025 Research

Iron-snatching compounds effective against parasitic flatworm

Taking iron from the larvae of a pathogenic parasite is shown to reduce their survival rate and could provide a new way to treat it

Dec. 22, 2025 Research

How chirality goes from the molecular level to the cellular one

A cell’s molecular scaffolding is found to be responsible for the clockwise movement of its contents

Dec. 16, 2025 BDR News

Meetings

Beyond Mentorship: Mirai Alliance Launches Year-Long Support Network for Women in Life Sciences

The Mirai Alliance, a new year-long support network for women researchers, launches at RIKEN BDR with a Kickoff Symposium.

Dec. 4, 2025 Research

Sperm tails and male infertility: critical protein revealed by ultrastructure microscope

Nov. 27, 2025 BDR News

Meetings

Exhibit Booth at the 48th Annual Meeting of the MBSJ

Nov. 11, 2025 BDR News

BDR Team Director Tomoya Kitajima awarded the Osaka Science Prize

Oct. 24, 2025 Research

Hitchhiking DNA picked up by gene, saves a species from extinction

Oct. 1, 2025 BDR News

Dive into BDR's intriguing research

A Spirit of Adventure Originating from Left-Right Asymmetry

Special Postdoctoral Researcher Tomoki Ishibashi studies left-right asymmetry observed in molecules, cells and organs of living organisms. He talks about his research as well as future aspirations.

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. 22, 2025 BDR News

Dive into BDR's intriguing research

The Future Beyond Automation

Senior Technical Scientist Nobuyuki Tanaka applies engineering to biology through microfabrication and robotics. He discusses how automation can eliminate human intervention, allowing researchers to observe life in its most natural state.

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