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Science, technology play crucial role in Chinas fight against COVID-19: minister-

Science, technology play crucial role in Chinas fight against COVID-19: minister-

A Tokyo-based bio-venture company has developed a simple and effective test for cancer screening that requires just a drop of the subjects urine and a bunch of roundworms known as nematodes.

The highly transmissible Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus, even though its symptoms are considered less severe than the Delta strain, is proving to have a higher fatality rate than seasonal influenza, a preliminary analysis suggests.

Nostalgic memories, including viewing images from childhood, can relieve pain perception in the brain.

Japanese researchers developed a method to identify the geographic origin of “asari” clams based on a metal element called neodymium in their shells, a finding that has the potential to bring an end to a mislabeling scandal rocking the seafood industry.

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An artificial intelligence system developed by a Sony Group Corp. subsidiary beat world-class players of the Gran Turismo Sport car racing game, overtaking opponents at high speed and avoiding crashes based on split-second decisions.

Japanese researchers said they pinpointed the causes of previously undetected diseases among small children through genome analysis in half of the cases they examined.

A species of clam discovered in Funakoshi Bay, Iwate Prefecture, after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster was judged to have been 135 years old when it died, ranking it as among the oldest known to date.