Successful Evolution of E. coli into Insect Symbiotic Bacteria

－A single mutation makes ordinary bacteria into essential symbiotic bacteria that support survival of host stinkbug－
Update(MM/DD/YYYY):04/17/2023

Identification of Genes Essential for Metamorphosis from Nymphs to Adults in Damselflies and Dragonflies

－Elucidation of new functions of transcription factors that control insect metamorphosis－
Update(MM/DD/YYYY):02/17/2023

Discovery of Host Protein Essential for Maternal Transmission of Symbiotic Bacteria from Mother to Her Nymphs

－Mother stinkbugs produce symbiont capsules to their offspring at the expense of their own survival－
Update(MM/DD/YYYY):04/25/2022

Development of Technology for Profiling Glycans in Individual Cells

－Single-cell analysis technology that contributes to discovering drugs and regenerative medicines－
Update(MM/DD/YYYY):04/14/2022

Development of New Mouse Model for Early Stage of Alzheimer's Disease

－Expectation for elucidating the pathogenic mechanisms and developing methods to prevent and improve cognitive impairment－
Update(MM/DD/YYYY):08/11/2020

Automatic High-Speed Laser Processing of Cultured Cells Using a Photoresponsive Polymer

- Realization of high-speed mass processing based on artificial intelligence (AI) technology -

Production of Lignin-Free Wood

－Replacement of plant secondary cell walls with primary cell wall－

New Clue to the Cause of Gender-Specific Diseases

－Use of epigenetics to solve mysterious inheritance patterns that cannot be explained by Mendel's law－

Mass Production of Useful Recombinant Proteins Using Chicken Eggs Through Genome Editing

－ Expected to realize biological factories with chickens that lay "golden eggs"－

Production of Euglena-derived Substances That Boost Secretion of a Weight-loss Hormone

－ Potential to improve metabolic syndrome with a substance from Euglena －

Development of Technology to Analyze Antibiotic Resistance Mutations in Ribosomal RNAs

－ For the construction of a resistance mutation database useful for early detection of resistant bacteria －

Elucidation of the Mechanism of Action of Anti-Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Drug and the Mechanism of Drug Resistance Using HBV Reverse Transcriptase (RT)-Chimeric Human Immunodeficiency Virus RT

Rapid Development of Insecticide Resistance in Pests via Symbiotic Bacteria

Leaf Beetles Digest Food Leaves by Enzymes from a Bacterial Symbiont

－Discovery of a genome-reduced symbiont specialized for pectin degradatio－

Bacterial Symbiont Responsible for Weevils' Hardness

－Discovery of symbiotic bacteria specialized for tyrosine synthesis and essential for hardening and coloring of host's exoskeleton－

Experimental Verification of the Evolutionary Neutrality of the 16S rRNA Gene, an Indicator for Evolutionary Taxonomy

－Another important finding is also relevant to consideration of the gene's fitness as an indicator－