Movie recommended by a molecular geneticist Ryu to Sobakasu no Hime (Belle: The Dragon and the Freckled Princess)
We asked twelve University of Tokyo researchers working in a variety of fields to recommend a movie to us from the perspective of their own area of specialization. We hope these recommendations serve as a guide for your own movie-viewing, as well as pique your interest in each researcher’s academic endeavors.
Movie recommended by a molecular geneticist
Ryu to Sobakasu no Hime (Belle: The Dragon and the Freckled Princess)
Yoshinori Murakami Professor
Released in 2021; directed by Mamoru Hosoda; starring the voices of Kaho Nakamura, Ryo Narita, Shota Sometani, Tina Tamashiro and Lilas Ikuta; standard edition DVD: 4,180 yen (inc. tax);
A movie hinting at the type of digital twin medical science seeks to create
I have long been involved in cancer research, and in recent years I’ve come to realize the importance of conducting interdisciplinary research on a large number of cases combining biological information, such as DNA, with longitudinal health care information. I am also involved in developing a next-generation cohort study which will help prevent individual diseases in the future. Having been selected to undertake an , I’m collaborating with an information technology (IT) company to achieve this individual disease-prevention goal. Digital twins are created in cyberspace by using IT to collect real-world data. For example, the data of a teacher well-liked by students could be obtained to create a digital twin teacher who could take p