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[PRESS RELEASE] Active chromatin is not simply open: it forms compact domains that cohesin keeps from mixing
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Mitotic chromosomes: from the chromosome scaffold model to condensins and physical forces
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[PRESS RELEASE] Mechanism of Replicative Helicase Activation in DNA Replication
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Elucidation of the sexual life cycle establishes Cyanidiophyceae as a new model lineage
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Lactobacillus reuteri Strain A41 in the Gut Microbiota Promotes Human-Directed Tameness Behaviour in Mice
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Environmental Fluctuations: A Double-Edged Force in Evolution
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“Never Shutting Down Photosynthesis”: A Simple yet Robust Adaptation Strategy That Enables Acidic Hot Spring Algae to Survive Across a Wide Temperature Range
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PZLAST-MAG: Ultra-Fast Sequence Similarity Search Server for Massive MAG Protein Datasets
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Linker histone H1 acts as a liquid-like “glue” for chromatin
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Genome analysis reveals glacial legacy in endangered catfishpopulations
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Bioinformatics analysis of large-scale genomic data to understand microbial diversity and phylogenetic relationships of extinct animals.
MORI, HiroshiProfessor
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Promoting international collaboration through highly accurate genome analysis and the genome bank project
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Molecular evolution connects a broad range of fields and sheds light on what life is
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Bektash, Atabek, D5 SOKENDAI student received the Morishima Award
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Bektash, Atabek, D5 SOKENDAI student received the Morishima Award
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Tenure-Track Associate Professors(Department of Frontier Research) Deadline: Nov 30, 12:00 JST
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Two new faculties have joined NIG as of September 1, 2026
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Call for Urgent Joint Research with Researchers in Kumamoto Earthquake Disaster Area
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NIG International Symposium 2024 ”SMC complexes: orchestrating diverse genome functions” (Oct, 15th-18th)
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NIG International Symposium 2023 “Toward understanding the mechanism of human diseases: challenges with model organisms”
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ABS Seminar “ABS for culture collections of microorganisms”
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NIG International Symposium 2022「Chromosome Replication in the New Era; Old and New Questions in Life Science」
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Biological Networks Laboratory
ARITA, Masanori
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KAWAMOTO, Shoko
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KUROKAWA, Ken
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Genome Diversity Laboratory
MORI, Hiroshi
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Genome Informatics Laboratory
NAKAMURA, Yasukazu
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Evolutionary Genetics Laboratory
AKASHI, Hiroshi
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DNA Data Analysis Laboratory
IKEO, Kazuho
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KITANO, Jun
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KURAKU, Shigehiro
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SATO, Yutaka
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Comparative Genomics Laboratory
TOYODA, Atsushi
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ASAKAWA, Kazuhide
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Brain Function Laboratory
HIRATA, Tatsumi
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Laboratory of Mammalian Neural Circuits
IWASATO, Takuji
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Mouse Genomics Resource Laboratory
KOIDE, Tsuyoshi
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Symbiosis and Cell Evolution Laboratory
MIYAGISHIMA, Shin-ya
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Plant Cytogenetics Laboratory
NONOMURA, Ken-ichi
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Multicellular Organization Laboratory
SAWA, Hitoshi
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Molecular Cell Engineering Laboratory
KANEMAKI, Masato
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Cell Architecture Laboratory
KIMURA, Akatsuki
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Genome Dynamics Laboratory
MAESHIMA, Kazuhiro
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Chromosome Biochemistry Laboratory
MURAYAMA, Yasuto
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Invertebrate Genetics Laboratory
SAITO, Kuniaki
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SHIMAMOTO, Yuta
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Plant Evolution Laboratory
FUKUSHIMA, Kenji
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SASAKI, Mariko
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YAMAMICHI, Masato
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Human Population Genomics Laboratory
KAWAI, Yousuke
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