Two new species of orchids discovered in Okinawa

Mechanism behind the electric charges generated by photosynthesis

New autoimmune endocrine disease triggered by thymomas

Genes in albino orchids may hold clues to parasitic mechanism used by non-photosynthetic plants

IFT20 protein’s role in helping cancer cells to invade

How parenting styles influence our attitudes to marriage

Mechanism for photosynthesis already existed in primeval microbe

DNA analysis of seawater detects 80% of fish species in just one day

Potential new cancer treatment activates cancer-engulfing cells

A skillful rescue robot with remote-control function

When horses are in trouble they ask humans for help

How brain tissue recovers after injury

Newly-revealed amino acid function could be used to boost antioxidant levels

Island volcano monitoring system tested at Nishinoshima

New method for predicting congenital CMV infection during the prenatal period

Mechanism revealed for side effects of drug used in hematopoietic stem cell harvesting

New species of parasitic plant discovered in Japan

Mystery solved behind birth of Saturn’s rings

DNA methylation affects superiority of hybrid plants

Plant discovered that neither photosynthesizes nor blooms

Hormone identified that limits liver fibrosis

Causative gene for sensorineural hearing loss identified

How plants grow new lateral roots

Origin of minor planets’ rings revealed

New WHO-Kobe University research collaboration on dementia

Genes that control cellular senescence identified

Researchers succeed in developing a genome editing technique that does not cleave DNA

A fluorescent protein from Japanese eel muscles used to detect bilirubin in newborns

World's first successful artificial insemination of southern rockhopper penguin

Four newly-identified genes could improve rice