M. Hori

Ocean currents drive the worldwide colonization of the most widespread marine plant, eelgrass (Zostera marina)

The paper reconstructs the colonization history of eelgrass using genomic data, showing trans-Pacific currents drove its spread and Atlantic populations arrived more recently with lower genetic diversity.

Reduced oocyte quality and exacerbation of the maternal age effect are enduring consequences of low-level atrazine exposure in mouse

This study shows that low-level atrazine exposure in mice impairs oocyte quality and worsens age-related aneuploidy, with effects lasting long after exposure ends.

Cold Vacuum Extracts of Double Cherry Blossom (Gosen-Sakura) Leaves Show Antitumor Activity

This study extracts and tests compounds from Gosen-Sakura leaves, finding novel antitumor compounds that inhibit tumor cell proliferation.