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Jul. 12, 2019 Research

Using the RIKEN click reaction to weaponize antibodies against cancer

A simple reaction can be used to prime an antibody with a radioactive element that enables it to destroy cancer cells

Jul. 8, 2019 Research

Cyborg-like microchip valve driven by earthworm muscle

Jul. 5, 2019 Research

Analyzing chromatin structure in more detail than ever before

The ability to explore the genome on a sub-nucleosome level promises to lead to new discoveries about how chromatin structure is linked to epigenetics

Jun. 28, 2019 BDR News

RIKEN People

Leading the race to regenerate eyes

Michiko Mandai, Deputy Project Leader

Jun. 26, 2019 Research

Unified control of neuronal delamination and outer radial glial cell generation during mammalian cerebral development (PDF file : 204KB)

Jun. 12, 2019 BDR News

Korean ambassador visits Kobe campus

Apr. 19, 2019 Research

Flies smell through a gore-tex system

New insights into the formation of surface nanostructures

Apr. 12, 2019 Research

Elongation factors smooth transcription in the nucleosome

The smooth copying of genetic information in cells is facilitated by two protein factors that act as bearings against chromatin structures

Apr. 10, 2019 BDR News

Dive into BDR's intriguing research

Research on Hibernation?

Genshiro Sunagawa, Special Postdoctoral Researcher

Apr. 3, 2019 BDR News

Meetings

BDR Symposium 2019

Mar. 22, 2019 BDR News

Public Events

RIKEN BDR Spring Course 2019 in Osaka

Mar. 22, 2019 Research

Combining two spectroscopy techniques reveals how single cells respond to new drugs

A new method for measuring the responses of single cells to experimental drugs could help boost the success rate of human clinical trials

Mar. 8, 2019 Research

Natural plant defense could lead to new personalized cancer therapy

Insights into the structure of an anti-cancer drug compound made by the Chinese perfume tree could lead to new precision therapeutics

Feb. 26, 2019 Research

Scientists lay foundation for single-cell level understanding of DNA replication

Feb. 22, 2019 Research

Simulations reveal the mechanics of early eye formation in a dish

A computer model could help to advance regenerative therapies for retinal disease

Jan. 18, 2019 Research

Hair follicle stem cells secrete protein that controls the skin’s sense of touch

An extracellular matrix protein secreted by hair follicle stem cells controls the tactile sensation of the skin

Jan. 11, 2019 Research

Two inhibitory molecules ensure that cells move full steam ahead

Cells move in a single direction due to two mutually inhibiting molecules on their surfaces

Dec. 21, 2018 Research

Microtubule and kinesin interactions send cellular cargo to the right destination

The molecular mechanism that ensures cellular cargo is transported along the right track has been identified

Dec. 7, 2018 Research

Cryo-electron microscopy shows how stabilizing proteins bind to microtubules

Flash freezing a shape-shifting protein reveals details about its role in intracellular transportation and the maintenance of cell shape

Dec. 6, 2018 Research

Evolution of the inner ear: insights from jawless fish