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Why do plants look the ways they do? How do plants and animals communicate
with eath other, even though they can't talk?
Join us exploring this fascinating world of plant biology!
News
2025.10.07: Manuscript "Development of a low‑cost, simple, and rapid identification method for
Glycyrrhiza uralensis using PCR–RFLP and evaluation of seeds distributed
on the market" in collaboration with Prof. Koji Sugimura (Kumamoto University)
is published in Journal of Natural Medicines.
2025.10.01: International students Ismail Hossain and Maria Ahmed Chandra are joining the Sawa Laboratory. Welcome!
2025.08.26: Manuscript "Sugar availability influences sex determination in the root-knot nematode,
Meloidogyne incognita, via changes in giant cell development" in collaboration with Prof. Ryoji Shinya (Meiji University) has
been published in Nematology.
2025.08.21: Manuscript "Adenosine Kinase and ADAL Coordinate Detoxification of Modified Adenosines
to Safeguard Metabolism" in collaboration with Prof. Fan-Yan Wei (Tohoku University) is published
in Cell.
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