Tag - research

 
 

RESEARCH

EDITORIALS
Mar 26, 2015
Coping with research misconduct
The education and science ministry should not hesitate to revise a government guideline for dealing with research conduct so that it ensures fairness and transparency for the accused during investigations.
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 25, 2015
Alzheimer's debate revived as Biogen's drug trial advances
Just days after Biogen Inc. revealed promising early data from an experimental Alzheimer's treatment, new research from the Mayo Clinic may revive a long-running debate over whether the drug industry is focusing on the right target in developing therapies to treat the disease.
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 3, 2015
Deforestation could shift monsoons, leaving India high and dry, research finds
Large-scale deforestation could cause monsoon rains to shift south, cutting rainfall in India by nearly a fifth, scientists say.
EDITORIALS
Feb 18, 2015
Blight of research misconduct
Strong pressure on scientists to make notable achievements — and thereby secure research funds — is fueling research misconduct.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 14, 2015
State secrets law could constrain researchers
The spirit of Japan's new state secrets law may officially be about protecting national security, but lawyers say it could affect a broad range of academic research as well.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Jan 13, 2015
Research institute makes sake a little easier to understand
For the past few years, I've harbored a secret dream — an extremely nerdy ambition unlikely to be shared by anyone other than the hardest of hard-core sake and wine geeks. That dream is to become a master taster.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 2, 2015
Biological bad luck blamed in two-thirds of cancer cases
Plain old bad luck plays a major role in determining who gets cancer and who does not, according to researchers who found that two-thirds of cancer incidence of various types can be blamed on random mutations and not heredity or risky habits like smoking.
EDITORIALS
Dec 13, 2014
Outer space belongs to science
Unfortunately a recently disclosed draft of Japan's new basic plan for space projects gives top priority to use of outer space for national security purposes.
EDITORIALS
Sep 21, 2014
iPS treatment window opens
This month's transplant of a retina sheet made of induced pluripotent stem cells into a human being marks a Japanese milestone toward the application of iPS cells in the treatment of disease.
ENVIRONMENT
Sep 15, 2014
Ocean algae can evolve fast to tackle climate change, study finds
Tiny marine algae can evolve fast enough to cope with climate change in a sign that some ocean life may be more resilient than thought to rising temperatures and acidification, a study showed.

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