Living organisms contain a large amount of water. Around 60% of our bodies, 70 to 90% of plants, and about 80% of water-dwelling animals like fish are actually made of water. But we don't really know enough about exactly where that water is--down to the level of specific tissues and cells --how much there is, or what form it takes inside the body.Professor Ryo Shirakashi of #UTokyo_IIS is conducting research to elucidate the states of water within biological systems, based on the principles of thermal science and engineering. What insights can be gained by studying water within biological systems? We asked him to explain in detail.

International research collaboration develops smarter reuse of past forecasts to improve subseasonal heat predictions—without extra computation

Researchers develop a system that inflates human lung organoids from within to analyze lung mechanics

Researchers from #UTokyo_IIS develop a mutual information estimator capable of accurately measuring information flow to biological outputs without needing input quantities

Simon Schnyder, Project Assistant Professor of #UTokyo_IIS collaborated with Professor Matthew Turner and Dr. Mark Lynch of the University of Warwick (UK), as well as Professor Ryoichi Yamamoto and Assistant Professor John Molina of the Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University. This group has predicted the behaviors people choose during infectious disease outbreaks when they care about others, using mathematical models and game theory.

Researchers from #UTokyo_IIS track the global circulation of water molecules in time and space using isotope ensemble modeling, enabling better prediction of changing hydrological patterns and weather extremes

Researchers from #UTokyo_IIS have used 3D-printing technology to improve the viral titer of microneedle array patches, resulting in effective immunogenicity and protection against infection in mice