Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (A)
【Couse Title】
Toyota Nishi High school Laboratory tour
【Date】
Thursday, March 30, 2023, 15:30-17:30
【Place】
Aichi University of Education
"Dictionary of Protists" (Asakura Shoten)
https://www-asakura-co-jp.translate.goog/detail.php?book_code=17181&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=ja
Nihon Keizai Shinbun
https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGKKZO69816960R00C23A4MY1000/
Tohoku University (JP)
https://www.tohoku.ac.jp/japanese/2023/03/press20230324-01-rainfall.html
Couse Title:Meeting for development of teaching materials using microorganisms
Date:Thursday, March 30, 2023, 15:30-17:30
Place:Aichi University of Education
Tohoku University (JP)
https://www.tohoku.ac.jp/japanese/2023/03/press20230310-02-mycelial.html
「Methods and Applications in Mathematical Life Sciences --Transformative Research A: 3G+∞ Fusion Meeting —」
Fukui Prefectural University
Lake Biwa Museum
Publication
The discovery of the invasive diatom from Kinki Area has been reported in newspapers and other media.
Yomiuri Shimbun Online
Asahi Shinbun Digital
Mainichi Shimbun
Shiga Prefecture
NHK NEWS WEB
Date : 28-29 Jan, 2023
Place: Kawauchi Hagi Hall, Tohoku University
One is entitled “Position-Control Experiments of the Localized Bioconvection of Euglena by Non-Uniform Light Environment” by Prof. Hiroshi Yamashita (Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University), Prof. Nobuhiko J. Suematsu (Meiji Institute for Advanced Study of Mathematical Sciences, Meiji University) and Prof. Makoto Iima (Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University) et al., who are members of group B02-2. The other is entitled "Microswimming Theory of Odd-elastic Materials" by Prof. Kenta Ishimoto (Research Institute for Mathematical Science, Kyoto University) et al., who is a member of group B01-2.
In addition, a photograph of the experiment taken by Prof. Yamashita was adopted for the cover of Nagare, the Journal of the Japan Society of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 41, No. 6 (2022)!
Press release "Force determines asymmetry in body building"
http://www.tohoku.ac.jp/japanese/2023/01/press20230112-01-leftright.html
Journal URL
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abq8148
SAIENSU-SHA WebSite
https://www.saiensu.co.jp/search/?isbn=978-4-7819-1559-3&y=2022
"The mysterious world of slime mold approaching the "intelligence" of single cells"
https://www.nhk.jp/p/zero/ts/XK5VKV7V98/episode/te/DRJYK5PP8L/
Summary article "The common sense of single cells has changed!
The "information processing ability" of the mysterious creature "slime mold" was amazing! ”
https://www.nhk.jp/p/zero/ts/XK5VKV7V98/blog/bl/pkOaDjjMay/bp/pd8k3w0eDR/
"Doctor's room" "When Dr. was a child. Vol.9"
https://www.nhk.jp/p/zero/ts/XK5VKV7V98/blog/bl/pMLm0K1wPz/bp/pARk6ajkJP/
Rebroadcast November 19, 11:10 a.m.~
Visitors can directly observe 30 kinds of protozoa using 4 different microscopes according to their interests, and wrote short comments to share with other visitors.
Title
Humanience: 4 Billion Year Plan
Date
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 22:00-22:59
[Rebroadcast] : Thursday, November 3, 2022 23:00-23:59
Broadcasting
NHK BS Premium
*To be made available on NHK On Demand
Detail
NHK ~HUMANIENCE~
Title
SCIENCE AGORA 2022
Date
Friday, 4th– Sunday, 6th November
Host
Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
Detail
SCIENCE AGORA 2022 [No.406] The Microorganisms: Unexpected Teachers for Tomorrow's Challenge?!
Two speakers from overseas and four from Japan gave lectures. Forty participants attended in person and 30 participated online.
[Program]
Hokkaido Keisei High School SSH 1-day experience program
Commemorative photo after the course
【Course Title】
Let's look into the world of microorganisms
【Date】
Sunday, August 28, 2022, 13:00-15:00
【Place】
Miyoshi City Library Learning Exchange Plaza "SunLive"
【Contents】
introduction of various microorganisms and their research, observation of microorganisms in water using a microscope. In this lecture, we introduced the research activities of Ethological dynamics of protists in diorama environments.
This was our first meeting in which all members participated.
Senior scientific research specialists and external evaluation committee members also attended the meeting to give their comments.
Photo: a student dissecting a female of “akaika” squid
Press Release
https://www.global.hokudai.ac.jp/blog/all-roads-lead-to-big-cities/
Asahi Shimbun web article on July 14, 2022, "Road Leads to Rome, Mucus 'Intelligence' Almost Replicates Italian City."
https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASQ7F62K8Q76ULBH00M.html
The article "Italian Urban Development Verified by slime mold 'Intelligence';Research Team from Kagawa University, Hokkaido University, and Others Write Paper" appeared in the morning edition of the Asahi Shimbun newspaper on July 16, 2022.
https://www.asahi.com/articles/DA3S15357963.html
Dr. Atsushi Taniguchi, Dr. Charles Fossepre, and graduate student Shun Echigoya gave a science lecture for high school students at Asahikawa Kita High School in Hokkaido. The theme was "Exploring the Ecology and Behavior of Protists," and participants learned experientially through field practice, laboratory practice, and lectures. It was hosted by Hokkaido University and the Hokkaido branch of the Yomiuri Shimbun, and co-sponsored by Ethological Dynamics in Diorama Environments.
Science Lectures
https://www.es.hokudai.ac.jp/news/2022-06-18-science-lecture/
Reported in the Hokkaido edition of the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper on July 20, 2022.
Hokkaido University Research Times
https://www.hokudai.ac.jp/researchtimes/
science lecture 2022 part1
https://www.cris.hokudai.ac.jp/news/3196
science lecture 2022 part2
https://www.cris.hokudai.ac.jp/news/3246
Twitter
https://twitter.com/HokkaidoUnivPR/status/1572100190185869313?s=20&t=-4PihQ-L6SmjaeNEa-Nt1Q
Titles: Nonlinearly interacting entrainment due to shear and convection in the surface ocean
Abstracts: This study reveals that sheared flow and convection nonlinearly interact in the ocean surface mixed layer, resulting in reduced entrainment of water from below the mixed layer. Overestimated mixed layer depths seen in many ocean general circulation model simulations may likely be ascribed to inappropriate representation of this nonlinear interaction by those models.
【Date】
Saturday, 29th October, 2022
【Place】
Hybrid style: Online + Maskawa Hall, Kyoto University
Never too odd to learn how to swim
-Examining the odd locomotion of microswimmers-
The content of the announcement has been published in scientific newspapers and other media.
・The Nikkei
・Phys.org
Shimoda Seaside Experiment Center, University of Tsukuba
Morphological differences in tardigrade spermatozoa induce variation in gamete motility
・TSUKUBA JOURNAL - Biology & Environment
・Press Release PDF (JP)
・Articles - Nazology.net
・paper & Detail
Under the guidance of Assistant Professor Yukinori Nishigami and others, the program students studied and conducted experiments on the theme of "Exploring the Behavior of Protists," and then presented and discussed their findings.
Two Ig Nobel laureates discuss “Research that makes people laugh and then think”
‘Equation of motion of slime mold: Does a single-celled organism move like a railroad network? Behavioral study of slime mold using computers'
・Prof. Toshiyuki Nakagaki | Kawaijuku Mirai-buku Plus Mirai-buku
The content of the announcement has been published in scientific newspapers and other media.
National Research Institute of Fisheries and Environment of Inland Sea at Hatsukaichi City
Professor Toshiyuki Nakagaki (Research Group B02-1) and his group's research was introduced in the second volume of the book "Let's Talk about Disability! - Disability and Welfare as Considered by 'Kotonone'" edited by Kikuo Satomi, published on October 30, 2021. "Brainless slime mold solves the maze”, pp. 205-219. The research was introduced in the form of a dialogue with the editor Mr. Satomi.
・Seidosha | History / Documents: Let's talk about obstacles! Volume 2
NHK BS World Documentary "Slime mold: Genius without a brain" was aired (rebroadcast). In this documentary, Professor Nakagaki's laboratory was introduced as one of the world's masters of slime mold. This documentary was produced by ARTE France/Hauteville Productions and broadcasted in France and other countries, but NHK translated it into Japanese and broadcasted it.
"Slime molds," single-celled organisms that have characteristics of both amoebas and fungi, are now attracting attention in the world of science. The film depicts the forefront of research to utilize the "intelligent" properties of slime mold, which has no brain or nerves. One of the "intelligent" properties of slime mold is the ability to find the route to the exit of a maze in the shortest distance. One of the "intelligent" properties of slime mold is its ability to find the shortest route to the exit of a maze, and a scientist who used slime mold to create an efficient railroad map of the Tokyo metropolitan area won the Ig Nobel Prize. There are also hopes for the use of slime mold in medicine, environmental issues, and even in the development of bio-computers. The film depicts the forefront of research, including the eerily beautiful growth of slime mold, as well as B-grade horror film footage using slime mold as a motif.