A pair of giant waraji straw sandals, 4.5 meters long and 1.5 meters wide, are being made by residents in Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, to be offered to the Sensoji temple in Tokyo.

Kyoto University Prof. Shinya Yamanaka, who created induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, which have the potential to develop into any kind of cells, plans to set up a research system with Osaka University to study their early clinical application.  (Feb.28) [More...]

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