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Research Highlight Nov. 6, 2020

Gold-catalyzed reaction releases an active drug to kill cancer cells
Masked drugs can be unleashed inside the body using gold to activate them

Research Highlight Nov. 6, 2020

Nuclearites, a form of exotic space matter, found to be very rare
A search for visible traces of ‘heavy compact objects’ hitting the Earth’s atmosphere could help to refine theories about dark matter

Press Release Nov. 2, 2020

Researchers discover mechanism that allows SINEUPs to amplify protein production

Research Highlight Oct. 30, 2020

Trade-off with superconducting qubits overcome by quantum filter
Rapid control of long-lived superconducting qubits is made possible by using a quantum filter

Research Highlight Oct. 30, 2020

Twin study of psychosis reveals developmental signaling deficit and imbalance of excitatory and inhibitory neurons
Tissue culture models of the fetal brain reveal psychosis-associated changes in the cell behavior of the early brain

Research Highlight Oct. 16, 2020

Degradation of damaged organelles in plant cells involves an unknown mechanism
Known degradation pathways are not involved in chloroplast turnover but are required for damage and starvation responses

Research Highlight Oct. 9, 2020

Computer models reliably predict light-emitting behavior of organic LED materials
A new understanding of the rules governing light emission in certain organic materials should lead to the development of improved devices

Research Highlight Oct. 9, 2020

Fly larvae use trehalose in an unexpected way to survive severe dehydration
A sugar both protects midge larvae during dehydration and supplies energy to them during rehydration

Press Release Oct. 8, 2020

Researchers find "missing link" between magnetars and rotation-powered pulsars

Press Release Oct. 6, 2020

Researchers use multi-ancestry comparison to refine risk factors for coronary artery disease

Research Highlight Oct. 2, 2020

Long-range quantum interactions limit the speed of information
Long-range interactions between quantum particles can impose a limit on the speed at which information can travel

Press Release Oct. 1, 2020

Social novelty has a special place in the brain

Research Highlight Sep. 25, 2020

Scientists identify the molecules responsible for transcriptional bursting
Key players in the molecular mechanism behind the on/off nature of DNA transcription have been identified

Perspectives Sep. 25, 2020

Japan’s big brain project: advances light up marmoset brains
RIKEN researchers are coordinating Japan’s Brain/MINDS project and illuminating marmoset neural networks―adding key primate brain data to other large-scale brain-mapping efforts.

Feature Highlight Sep. 25, 2020

Meet the region of the brain that may control your consciousness
The revelation that a small part of the brain, known as the claustrum, can silence cortical neurons and induce the slow-wave activity in mice could unlock new understandings of the brain’s higher functions.

Press Release Sep. 18, 2020

Humans develop more slowly than mice because our chemistry is different

Press Release Sep. 18, 2020

Chaotic "Lévy walks" are a good strategy for animals

Research Highlight Sep. 18, 2020

Coordination of hormonal signaling and nutrient metabolism drives critical life-cycle transition
Findings from adolescent fruit flies could help explain developmental changes in people as well

Research Highlight Sep. 18, 2020

Resonant tunneling diode oscillators for terahertz-wave detection
The integration of terahertz sources and detectors on a single semiconductor chip is a step closer to reality

Press Release Sep. 11, 2020

FABP4: Preschool-aged biomarker discovered for autism spectrum disorder