Dr. REN from SCIEN-TALK

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SCIEN-SPOT is a podcast that shines a spotlight on the latest science news—delivered quickly and clearly in just a few minutes. I focus mainly on cutting-edge research from Japanese institutions. Host: Dr. Ren from SCIEN-TALKTalkative Japanese researcher with a deep love for quirky science and strange-but-true research stories. I mainly host a Japanese podcast called "SCIEN-TALK" (サイエントーク) If you're learning Japanese, give it a listen!https://listen.style/p/scien-spot-en?jmmEIcZG

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78. Can We Build a Sci-Fi Style Invisible Shield? 10.02.2026 3:50

Press release https://www.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2062564.html •─────• 🧬 Infomation 🧬 •─────• 🖥️Official Website ⁠⁠ https://scien-talk.com/ ⁠ ⬛X ⁠https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JA⁠ 🟪Instagram ⁠https://www.instagram.com/scien_talk/⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🟥YouTube ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@scientalk⁠ 🔍関連番組 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scien-talk.com/media/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ 🐈‍⬛サイエンマニア | サイエンスっぽいマニアなハナシ 💡サイエン...

76. Sound is Fast: How Do We Hear Left from Right? 27.01.2026 3:40

Regional heterogeneities of oligodendrocytes underlie biased Ranvier node spacing along single axons in sound localization circuit https://www.nagoya-u.ac.jp/researchinfo/result/2025/12/post-925.html •─────• 🧬 Infomation 🧬 •─────• 🖥️Official Website ⁠https://scien-talk.com/ ⬛X https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JA 🟪Instagram https://www.instagram.com/scien_talk/⁠⁠⁠ 🟥YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@sci...

75. Why the Flu Hits Every Year: Decoding Viral Mutations with New Tech 19.01.2026 3:33

Heterogeneity of genetic sequence within quasi-species of influenza virus revealed by single-molecule sequencing https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/ja/press/z1701_00082.html •─────• 🧬 Infomation 🧬 •─────• 🖥️ Official Website ⁠https://scien-talk.com/ ⬛X https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JA 🟪Instagram https://www.instagram.com/scien_talk/⁠⁠⁠ 🟥YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@scientalk 🔍関連番組 ⁠⁠⁠⁠https:...

74. The Ai Project: Unlocking the Mind of a Chimpanzee 15.01.2026 4:17

Ai project https://www.ehub-kyoto-u.com/post/%E3%83%81%E3%83%B3%E3%83%91%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BC%E3%80%8C%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%80%8D%E3%81%AE%E9%80%9D%E5%8E%BB%E3%81%AB%E3%81%A4%E3%81%84%E3%81%A6%EF%BC%882026%E5%B9%B41%E6%9C%889%E6%97%A5%EF%BC%89 •─────• 🧬 Infomation 🧬 •─────• 🖥️ Official Website ⁠⁠ https://scien-talk.com/⁠ ⬛X ⁠ https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JA ⁠ 🟪Instagram ⁠https://www.instagra...

73. What Happens to Your Brain When You Watch Manzai? 06.01.2026 4:52

Effects of laughter on focus and stress in middle-aged adults: a single-blind, randomized controlled trial ⁠https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40170014/⁠ ─────• 👨‍🔬 Pick Up 👩‍🔬 •─────• #科学系ポッドキャストの日に参加しました！ 1月のトークテーマ「笑い」　ホスト「奏でる細胞」 Spotifyプレイリスト https://open.spotify.com/playlist/71Dq2DliauODYM9yvdJjIU?si=ENTgbh6kSoS7UMQn91PHUw 【新番組】ポッドキ...

72. Can Viruses Fight Cancer? Telomelysin for Esophageal Cancer 28.12.2025 5:07

Press releaseOBP-301、Suratadenoturev⁠https://www.okayama-u.ac.jp/tp/release/release_id1480.html⁠•─────• 🧬 Infomation 🧬 •─────•🖥️Official Website ⁠⁠https://scien-talk.com/⁠⬛X⁠https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JA⁠🟪Instagram⁠https://www.instagram.com/scien_talk/⁠⁠⁠⁠🟥YouTube⁠https://www.youtube.com/@scientalk⁠🔍関連番組⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scien-talk.com/media/⁠⁠⁠⁠🐈‍⬛サイエンマニア | サイエンスっぽいマニアなハ...

71. Growing Norovirus in Fish Eggs? A Food Safety Breakthrough 26.12.2025 4:05

Recovery of Infectious Recombinant Human Norovirus Using Zebrafish Embryos⁠https://resou.osaka-u.ac.jp/ja/research/2025/20251202_1⁠ •─────• 🧬 Infomation 🧬 •─────•🖥️Official Website ⁠⁠https://scien-talk.com/⁠⬛X⁠https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JA⁠🟪Instagram⁠https://www.instagram.com/scien_talk/⁠⁠⁠⁠🟥YouTube⁠https://www.youtube.com/@scientalk⁠🔍関連番組⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scien-talk.com/media/⁠⁠⁠⁠🐈‍⬛サイエン...

70. Mitochondria regulate the cell fate decisions of megakaryocyte-erythroid progenitors 16.12.2025 4:27

Mitochondria regulate the cell fate decisions of megakaryocyte-erythroid progenitors https://www.tohoku.ac.jp/japanese/2025/11/press20251121-02-Mitochondria.html •─────• 🧬 Infomation 🧬 •─────• 🖥️ Official Website ⁠https://scien-talk.com/ ⬛X https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JA 🟪Instagram https://www.instagram.com/scien_talk/⁠⁠⁠ 🟥YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@scientalk 🔍関連番組 ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scien-t...

69. Discovery of a Gene Essential for the Asexual-to-Sexual Transition in Planarians 09.12.2025 4:35

•─────• 📚 Reference 📚 •─────• Discovery of a Gene Essential for the Asexual-to-Sexual Transition in Planarians https://www.keio.ac.jp/ja/press-releases/2025/12/4/28-171102/ •─────• 🧬 Infomation 🧬 •─────• 🖥️ Official Website ⁠https://scien-talk.com/ ⬛X https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JA 🟪Instagram https://www.instagram.com/scien_talk/⁠⁠⁠ 🟥YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@scientalk 🔍関連番組 ⁠⁠⁠⁠ht...

68. Did Kissing Start 21 Million Years Ago? The Evolutionary Biology of the Kiss. 02.12.2025 4:43

First kiss dates back 21 million years, say scientists https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr43gq61g2qo •─────• 🧬 Infomation 🧬 •─────• 🖥️ Official Website ⁠https://scien-talk.com/ ⬛X https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JA 🟪Instagram https://www.instagram.com/scien_talk/⁠⁠⁠ 🟥YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@scientalk 🔍関連番組 ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scien-talk.com/media/⁠⁠⁠ 🐈‍⬛サイエンマニア | サイエンスっぽいマ...

67. Even "Simple" Friction Is Still Being Researched 26.11.2025 5:53

•─────• 📚 Reference 📚 •─────• Anomalous Enhancement of Yield Strength due to Static Friction https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.06807 •─────• 🧬 Infomation 🧬 •─────• 🖥️ Official Website ⁠https://scien-talk.com/ ⬛X https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JA 🟪Instagram https://www.instagram.com/scien_talk/⁠⁠⁠ 🟥YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@scientalk 🔍関連番組 ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scien-talk.com/media/⁠⁠⁠ 🐈‍⬛サイエンマ...

66. A New Method to Measure Aurora Altitude and Its Significance 20.11.2025 7:28

First precise altitude distribution observation of blue aurora using hyperspectral camerahttps://www.nifs.ac.jp/news/research/251106.html LINE Open Chat: https://line.me/ti/g2/KJnGcN0r59bQUo_p4gBglMyBAX-Mmsw0KxEvfA?utm_source=invitation&utm_medium=link_copy&utm_campaign=default note community: https://note.com/scientalk/n/n8cc78389063e X: https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JA サイエントーク(SCIEN-TA...

65. The Story of How Mandarin Orange Peels Might Save Canine Dementia 12.11.2025 6:04

Press release https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000143.000114852.html LINE Open Chat: https://line.me/ti/g2/KJnGcN0r59bQUo_p4gBglMyBAX-Mmsw0KxEvfA?utm_source=invitation&utm_medium=link_copy&utm_campaign=default note community: https://note.com/scientalk/n/n8cc78389063e X: https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JA サイエントーク(SCIEN-TALK ): ⁠https://scien-talk.com/⁠ LINE: https://line.me/R/ti/p/@356...

64. Breathing Through the Rectum: Safety of 'Enteral Ventilation' Confirmed in Humans 06.11.2025 5:47

Press release https://www.nagoya-u.ac.jp/researchinfo/result/2025/10/post-889.html LINE Open Chat: ⁠⁠https://line.me/ti/g2/KJnGcN0r59bQUo_p4gBglMyBAX-Mmsw0KxEvfA?utm_source=invitation&utm_medium=link_copy&utm_campaign=default⁠⁠ note community: ⁠⁠https://note.com/scientalk/n/n8cc78389063e⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JA⁠⁠ サイエントーク(SCIEN-TALK ): ⁠⁠⁠https://scien-talk.com/⁠⁠⁠ LINE: ⁠...

63. Flammable Film: When Movie Night Was a Death Trap 03.11.2025 5:18

Reference スパイス、爆薬、医薬品 - 世界史を変えた17の化学物質ジェイ・バーレサン (著), ペニー・ルクーター (著, 編集), 小林力 (翻訳) https://amzn.to/4qFIgdJ LINE Open Chat: ⁠https://line.me/ti/g2/KJnGcN0r59bQUo_p4gBglMyBAX-Mmsw0KxEvfA?utm_source=invitation&utm_medium=link_copy&utm_campaign=default⁠ note community: ⁠https://note.com/scientalk/n/n8cc78389063e⁠ X: ⁠https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JA...

62. From Fin to Finger: A Spinal Secret That Reimagines Our Evolutionary Past 30.10.2025 4:51

Press release https://www.nagoya-u.ac.jp/researchinfo/result/2025/09/post-881.html LINE Open Chat: https://line.me/ti/g2/KJnGcN0r59bQUo_p4gBglMyBAX-Mmsw0KxEvfA?utm_source=invitation&utm_medium=link_copy&utm_campaign=default note community: https://note.com/scientalk/n/n8cc78389063e X: https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JA サイエントーク(SCIEN-TALK ): ⁠https://scien-talk.com/⁠ LINE: https://line.me/R...

61. Can Breath Reveal Disease? The Smell of Iron Indicates Liver Abnormalities 28.10.2025 5:28

Monitoring ferroptosis in vivo : Iron-driven volatile oxidized lipids as breath biomarkers. Redox Biology , 86, 103858. https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/ja/research-news/2025-09-22 LINE Open Chat https://line.me/ti/g2/KJnGcN0r59bQUo_p4gBglMyBAX-Mmsw0KxEvfA?utm_source=invitation&utm_medium=link_copy&utm_campaign=default note community https://note.com/scientalk/n/n8cc78389063e X https://x.com/SC...

60. Neural Mechanisms of Social Memory: How the Hippocampus Encodes Gender 21.10.2025 5:15

Representation of sex-specific social memory in ventral CA1 neurons https://www.iqb.u-tokyo.ac.jp/pressrelease/250704/ LINE Open Chat https://line.me/ti/g2/KJnGcN0r59bQUo_p4gBglMyBAX-Mmsw0KxEvfA?utm_source=invitation&utm_medium=link_copy&utm_campaign=default note community https://note.com/scientalk/n/n8cc78389063e X https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JA https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_EN SCIEN-TALK サイエ...

59. How Should Researchers and Podcasters Face the AI Era? 16.10.2025 5:54

How Should Researchers and Podcasters Face the AI Era? https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/jnns/32/3/_contents/-char/ja LINE Open Chat https://line.me/ti/g2/KJnGcN0r59bQUo_p4gBglMyBAX-Mmsw0KxEvfA?utm_source=invitation&utm_medium=link_copy&utm_campaign=default note community https://note.com/scientalk/n/n8cc78389063e X https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JA https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_EN SCIEN-TALK サイ...

58. Catching the Brain's 'Lost' State with VR: A Method for Ultra-Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease 14.10.2025 9:17

Virtual reality navigation for the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease https://www.nagoya-u.ac.jp/researchinfo/result/2025/09/3d-2.html LINE Open Chat https://line.me/ti/g2/KJnGcN0r59bQUo_p4gBglMyBAX-Mmsw0KxEvfA?utm_source=invitation&utm_medium=link_copy&utm_campaign=default note community https://note.com/scientalk/n/n8cc78389063e X https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JA https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_...

57. Does Gray Hair Increase to Prevent Cancer? The Stress-Type Branch Point for Aging and Cancer 09.10.2025 4:14

Press release https://www.ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp/imsut/jp/about/press/page_00356.html LINE Open Chat https://line.me/ti/g2/KJnGcN0r59bQUo_p4gBglMyBAX-Mmsw0KxEvfA?utm_source=invitation&utm_medium=link_copy&utm_campaign=default note community https://note.com/scientalk/n/n8cc78389063e X https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JA https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_EN SCIEN-TALK サイエントーク ⁠https://scien-talk.com/⁠ LIN...

56. When to Practice Vocabulary: Before or After a Conversation? English Practice Methods Based on Neuroscience 07.10.2025 6:06

Press release ⁠https://www.rcast.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ja/news/release/20251006.html⁠ LINE Open Chat ⁠https://line.me/ti/g2/KJnGcN0r59bQUo_p4gBglMyBAX-Mmsw0KxEvfA?utm_source=invitation&utm_medium=link_copy&utm_campaign=default⁠ note community ⁠https://note.com/scientalk/n/n8cc78389063e⁠ X ⁠https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JA⁠ ⁠https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_EN⁠ SCIEN-TALK サイエントーク ⁠⁠https://scien-talk.com...

55. Rethinking Science Textbooks and the Update of Scientific Terminology 02.10.2025 6:03

News article ⁠https://www.asahi.com/edua/article/15415431?p=1⁠ Collaboration with Tokyo shoseki https://note.com/scientalk/n/n957614103332?app_launch=false⁠ LINE Open Chat ⁠https://line.me/ti/g2/KJnGcN0r59bQUo_p4gBglMyBAX-Mmsw0KxEvfA?utm_source=invitation&utm_medium=link_copy&utm_campaign=default⁠ note community ⁠https://note.com/scientalk/n/n8cc78389063e⁠ X ⁠ https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JA⁠...

54. Palytoxin: The Cell-Destroying Mechanism of Nature's Deadliest Toxin. 29.09.2025 6:11

Press release https://www.iqb.u-tokyo.ac.jp/pressrelease/250917/ LINE Open Chat ⁠https://line.me/ti/g2/KJnGcN0r59bQUo_p4gBglMyBAX-Mmsw0KxEvfA?utm_source=invitation&utm_medium=link_copy&utm_campaign=default⁠ note community ⁠https://note.com/scientalk/n/n8cc78389063e⁠ X ⁠https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JA⁠ ⁠https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_EN⁠ SCIEN-TALK サイエントーク ⁠⁠https://scien-talk.com/⁠⁠ LINE ⁠htt...

53. Can Teeth Be Regenerated? The Future of Dental Root Regeneration with Epigenetics. 25.09.2025 6:31

Inhibition of histone deacetylase 3 in dental mesenchyme regulates the development of tooth rootDOI： https://doi.org/10.1093/jbmr/zjaf102 https://www.tohoku.ac.jp/japanese/2025/08/press20250826-02-HDAC.html LINE Open Chat https://line.me/ti/g2/KJnGcN0r59bQUo_p4gBglMyBAX-Mmsw0KxEvfA?utm_source=invitation&utm_medium=link_copy&utm_campaign=default note community https://note.com/scientalk/n/...