The new quantum computer has the potential for application in the development of new materials, drug discoveries, financial forecasting and other key fields.
A team of researchers is using iPS cells to generate the reproductive cells of the northern white rhino, a species with only two females left on...
iPS cell research is moving ahead quickly with promising applications for COVID-19, diseases affecting vision and muscular function, among others. The issue to overcome next is...
~The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has set aside ￥137.7 billion JPY ($1.3 billion USD) in subsidies to support companies in Japan that are...
Fortunately, the world is now counting down to the release of an effective vaccine that could finally defeat COVID-19, with positive results for two vaccines...
An Osaka University team’s transplant of pluripotent stem (iPS) cells into a patient suffering from a serious heart malfunction, which was unveiled by the...
As 2019 comes to a close, we at JAPAN Forward are reflecting on the stories that moved Japan this year, and the stories our...
A team of researchers led by Osaka University Professor Koji Nishida has successfully treated an eye disease patient by transplanting artificially-cultured corneal cells derived from...
