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AT KYOTO UNIVERSITY Nobel laureate to lead Japan’s 1st center for cancer immunotherapyMay 19, 2019 Kyoto University will grant the desire of its most recent Nobel laureate, immunologist Tasuku Honjo, establishing Japan’s first research center on cancer immunotherapy.
ATTACK OF WOOD BORERS Blight threatens famed ‘juhyo’ ice monsters in Zao ski resort areaMay 19, 2019 SENDAI--Forestry experts are coming to the rescue of “juhyo” ice monsters on the Zao mountain range where blight has affected conifer trees that create a magnificent winter landscape when covered with frost.

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: Nobel laureate to lead Japan’s 1st center for cancer immunotherapy

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