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Summaries of newsworthy papers: An exoplanet's atmosphere probed from the ground, ‘Missing DNA’ link to obesity, Smells like a human, Protein marks malarial proteins for export, Signalling pathway crucial for cancer stem-cell survival, The quantum glow of photosynthesis, A more complex role for RAF inhibitors

Read more of the article entitled 'Biomaterials: A silken trap for water'

Press Release - Researchers at RIKEN and Fukuoka University have pinpointed the mechanism responsible for early rejection of transplanted pancreatic islet cells in the treatment of type 1 diabetes, also known as juvenile diabetes.

Read more of the article entitled 'HMGB1 protein triggers islet cell rejection'

A finely tuned rare-earth metal catalyzes the exact interactions needed for site-selective molecular synthesis

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Cutting-edge imaging technology shows that monkeys’ brains grow as they learn to use tools

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Researchers at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute are developing a highly efficient system to create mouse model lines that could dramatically advance genetic research on the most common mental retardation.

Read more of the article entitled 'Tackling the genetic onset of Down syndrome'