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Life Inheritance Systems Lab
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The lab investigates how germ cells pass genetic information on to the next generation.
AboutAbout the lab
Exploring what makes germ cells special in ensuring the survival of a species.
The Life Inheritance Systems Lab studies the molecular basis of biological phenomena unique to germ cells.
Even when an individual organism reaches the end of its life, a species can persist almost indefinitely, because germ cells refresh genetic information and pass it on accurately to the next generation.
The lab focuses on meiosis, which halves the number of chromosomes, and on differentiation into sperm and eggs (gametes), and studies them using mice and nematodes.
The lab's website presents it as the “Gametogenesis Research Team” of the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research.
Key terms
- Meiosis
- A cell division specific to germ cells that halves the number of chromosomes
- Gamete
- Sperm and eggs, which are cells with a form specialized for fertilization
- Centrosome
- A structure inside the cell that serves as the basis for forming the single flagellum in spermatids
NewsLab news
Research results published on structural changes of organelles during sperm formation
Research results published on a new mechanism that maintains telomere DNA across generations
ResearchResearch themes
Even when an individual organism reaches the end of its life, a species can persist because germ cells refresh genetic information and pass it on to the next generation. The lab studies the molecular basis of the special biological phenomena that germ cells have for this purpose.
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MembersFaculty
The members of the Life Inheritance Systems Lab (Gametogenesis Research Team) consist of a team director, researchers, Special Postdoctoral Researchers, technical staff, trainees, assistants, and special researchers.As of 2025
- Visiting Associate ProfessorHiroki Shibuya
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Chromosomes in mitosis and meiosis” Electric goat / Public domain (cropped)
- Molecular basis of biological phenomena unique to germ cells: “Meiosis I & II” SCB2024 / CC0 (cropped)
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