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What dental calculus can tell us about the oral microbiomes of ancient Japan Microbe DNA from ancient dental calculus offers insights into past oral microbiomes of the Japanese people, including the phylogeny of the periodontal disease-associated archaeon, M. orali

Shiori Yonemoto, Associate Professor/Kyoko Funahashi, Associate Professor

Kyushu University Museum/Faculty of Social and Cultural Studies

2026.06.29

Research ResultsLife & Health

New method enables accurate sequencing of short peptides hidden in food and human body A new chemical tagging approach enables direct, reliable sequencing of short peptides without relying on databases, opening new possibilities for food science, nutrition, and biomedical research

Professor Mitsuru Tanaka

Faculty of Agriculture

2026.06.16

Research ResultsHumanities & Social SciencesEnvironment & Sustainability

How Alaska Native communities navigate a potential $170 billion gold mine Japanese researchers find that simple ’support’ or ’opposition’ cannot capture the full complexity of Alaska Native communities’ decision-making

Associate Professor Hiroko Ikuta

International Student Center

2026.05.29

Research ResultsLife & HealthEnvironment & Sustainability

Beetles under climate stress lay larger male eggs: Wolbachia infection drives adaptive reproduction strategy in response to rising temperature and CO₂ Researchers find that azuki bean beetles, a common pest, produce larger eggs yielding male offspring when infected with Wolbachia bacteria under elevated temperature and carbon dioxide conditions

Professor Midori Tuda

Facutly of Agriculture

2025.07.11