Pioneering cancer research from RIKEN PRI.
Katsunori Tanaka’s group has developed a new method to synthesize anticancer compounds directly inside cancer cells, using CO produced by the cells.
Nature Communications: doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-7…
The RIKEN–Seiko Collaboration Center (RSCC) is now open: rscc.riken.jp/en/
Established by RIKEN, Seiko Group Corporation, and Seiko Future Creation Inc., RSCC brings together life sciences and precision engineering to advance automated and autonomous biological research.
Can something as simple as measurement fluctuations reveal universal behavior in complex quantum systems?
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Nonequilibrium Quantum Statistical Mechanics RIKEN Hakubi Research Team: sites.google.com/view/noneqq…
Complex nanographenes in just two steps.
A new two-step APEX strategy enables access to nanographenes with diverse structures—from planar to highly curved architectures.
doi.org/10.1002/anie.2205198
Synthetic chemistry meets biological self-assembly.
Researchers at RIKEN PRI designed π-extended peptide molecules that spontaneously form self-healing hydrogels in water. Cryo-EM revealed their nanostructure at 1.7 Å resolution.
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What happens when peptide chemistry meets π-conjugated molecules?
Dr. Ayaka Ueda, PRI Chief Scientist Kenichiro Itami, and colleagues create a new class of supramolecular hydrogels with ordered water channels revealed by near-atomic-resolution cryo-EM. doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-7…
A longstanding goal in quantum many-body theory has now been achieved.
Dr. Donghoon Kim and RIKEN Hakubi Team Leader Tomotaka Kuwahara establish the entanglement area law for interacting boson systems, enabling more efficient quantum simulations. doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-7…
Can measurement records reveal universal quantum many-body physics?
Prof. Yamamoto and RIKEN Hakubi Team Leader Hamazaki reveal anomalous yet universal scaling in quantum-jump statistics, providing a new way to probe quantum many-body physics. doi.org/10.1103/wv5b-r6sb
"I still remember getting goosebumps."
For Dr. Taisei Wakigawa, looking beyond the stop codon led to the discovery of a previously hidden layer of mitochondrial gene expression.
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“The air–water interface looks simple, but it is actually remarkably complex.”
This simple question inspired Dr. Woongmo Sung to spend years investigating one of the longest-standing mysteries in interfacial chemistry.
Discover the story: pri.riken.jp/en/story/story_…
Featured in Nature News!
Why do astronauts' bodies waste away in space?
Nature highlights a recent study from RIKEN PRI showing how microgravity affects mitochondrial protein synthesis, providing new insights into human adaptation to space.
nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
How is genome stability maintained during placental development?
Dr. Kei Fukuda, Chief Scientist Dr. Yoichi Shinkai, and their colleagues have identified Resf1 as a previously unrecognized regulator that is essential for proper placental development. 📖 doi.org/10.1101/gr.281507.12…