Month: July 2019

Climate change alters tree demography in northern forests  Science Daily

The rise in temperature and precipitation levels in summer in northern Japan has negatively affected the growth of conifers and resulted in their gradual decline, …

Drug combination found effective against bovine leukemia  Feedstuffs

Scientists have succeeded in reducing levels of the bovine leukemia virus (BLV) in cows with severe infections by combining an immune checkpoint inhibitor …

Climate change alters tree demography in northern forests  Mirage News

Osashima primeval reserve area at Hokkaido University’s Nakagawa Experimental Forest. Photo taken by Tsutomu Hiura. The rise in temperature and…

Scientists aim to create world’s first Humanimals  The Asian Age

For the first time in history, a government is approving plans to create animal embryos with human cells and bring them to life which will result in a kind of …

Japan picks ancient Jomon Period sites as candidates for UNESCO World Heritage recognition in 2021  The Japan Times

A government panel identified on Tuesday a set of Jomon Period archaeological sites in northern Japan as a potential candidate for UNESCO World Cultural …

New synthetic approach would facilitate development of medicine and agrochemicals  News-Medical.net

A group of Japanese researchers mainly from Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) and Hokkaido University drastically enhanced and sped …

Japan Approves Controversial Experiment to Grow Human Organs Inside Animals  VICE

A Japanese scientist has been given the green light to embark on a controversial experiment. Hiromitsu Nakauchi, a stem-cell scientist who leads teams at the …