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Plant biologists at ITbM, Nagoya University have developed a genome editing method to knockout target genes in a model plant with high efficiency. The team reports a new CRISPR/Cas9 vector for the model plant that can strongly induce inheritable mutations. ( read original story ...)

Arising from a collaboration between plant and animal biologists, and organic chemists at ITbM, Nagoya University, the group succeeded in developing a new compound, a triarylmethane that can rapidly inhibit cell division in plants. This compound was found ... ( read original story ...)

Sister Hailey Bunker (Bunker Shimai) served her mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Bunker served in Japan Nagoya Mission, Japanese Speaking, from June 10, 2015 – December 13, 2016. She is the daughter of Robert and Jocelyn ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA – Police on Monday arrested a 20-year-old Chinese man for allegedly killing an 18-year-old female compatriot at a business hotel in Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture. He has admitted to the charge, according to the police. Investigators said the woman, a ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA: Toyota's latest Intelligent Clearance Sonar (ICS) has managed to reduce accidents involving pedal misapplication and reversing by 70% and 40% respectively. The Japanese carmaker's ICS system helps to prevent or mitigate collision damage while in ... ( read original story ...)

The MOL Group, stock listed in Tokyo and Nagoya – a leader in international ocean shipping – transports natural gas around the world and continuously develops its LNG fleet to meet the increasing demand for natural gas as well as to ensure the ... ( read original story ...)

Security camera footage of one home burglary in Nagoya in July captured the perpetrators, clad in black from head to toe, arriving by car and hunching down low as they approached. They broke into the house in just 60 seconds. Ten minutes later, they got ... ( read original story ...)