44Department ofDepartment ofOutlook for researchTheplantsweareresearchinghavetheabilitytoneutralizehazardoussubstancestoprotectthemselves,andthisabilitycanbeutilizedforenvironmentalcleanup.Byresearchingandexplainingthepowerofplants,wecandiscovernumerouscapabilitiesthatcanbeappliedinourdailylives.Outlook for students after graduationGraduatesareemployedbyfoodcompaniesinvolvedinanalysisorandcompaniespharmaceuticalproducts.Manyarealsoemployedbyagriculturalcompanies.Outlook for researchOutlook for students after graduationfoodandpharmaceuticalGraduatesworkatmanufacturersandpharmaceuticalcompaniesinthebiotechindustryinjobsrelatedtoresearchanddevelopment,qualitycontrol,andlogisticscontrol.ProfessorTAGUCHIGoroProfessorTaguchitookhiscurrentpositionafterworkingasanassistantprofessorintheFacultyofTextileScienceandTechnologyatShinshuUniversityandattheUniversity’sDNAresearchfacility,andasanassociateprofessor.Hisareaappliedbiochemistry,specificallyenzymereactionsandDNAanalysisrelatedtotheproductionofusefulplantmaterialspracticalapplication.ProfessorHAYASHIDANobuakiAfterfromtheNagoyaUniversityGraduateschool,ProfessorHayashidaworkedatRIKENandthenmovedtoShinshuUniversitytoestablishtheGeneResearchCenterbeforetakinghiscurrentpositionin2009.HisareaofresearchisplantmolecularBreeding.Iamcarryingoutresearchintothenumerousfunctionsofplants.Forinstance,plantshavetheabilitytoattachsugarssuchasglucosetosubstancestheyproduce,storethemincells,andthenremovethesugarlaterwhenitisInmylabweareexaminingwhetherthisrequired.functioncanbeputtouseinmedicinethroughapplicationtotheprocessingofsubstances.Ifvegetablescouldcureallergies,ricecouldsurviveglobalwarming,andfruitcouldgroweasilyinsideaspacecraft,whatwoulditbelike?Iamcarryingoutresearchonselectivebreedingusingthegeneticresourcesofplantstocontroltheirshapeandform,forexampleregardingthenutritionofplantfiber,andtomakethemgrowreadilywithoutcontractingdiseases.researchofisandtheirgraduatingInthefuture,itwillbetheoreticallypossibletocreateweedsthatcollectpoisonsthathavespreadthroughtheenvironmentorroadsidetreesthatglowwithoutusingelectricity,ortomakedifferentfruitslikebananasorapplesthattastelikechocolateorvanillaallonasingletree,asonemightexpecttoseeinacomicbook.Theleavesofthemulberrytreecontainasubstancethatiseffectiveinloweringbloodsugar.Wearestudyingthemechanismbywhichthatsubstanceiscreated.DNAisextractedfromthefamiliargreenhorseradishleaf,whichcontainsantioxidants.Thegreatestabilityofplantsisphotosynthesis,butthewhiteareashavelostthatability.Understandingwhythisiswillleadtoanunderstandingofphotosynthesisitself.EventhoughChinesecabbageandturnipsdonotlookalike,theyareinfactasinglespeciesthatcancross-pollinate.Ifwecanunderstandwhytheformsaresodifferent,wemaybeabletochangetheshapesofothercropsinsimilarways.AstudentanalyzesthebasesequenceofDNAextractedfromaplantbyapersonalcomputer.サイズW3.6cm×H4.35cm配置位置横11cm、縦22.2cmサイズW3.6cm×H4.35cm配置位置横14.9cm、縦22.2cmApplied BiologyApplied BiologyExploring the undiscovered abilities of plants to tap their power to enrich our livesCreating new plants through green innovation
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