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Research Update Tale of Two Trees: New Web Tool Estimates Gene Trees With Ease Scientists introduce ORTHOSCOPE, a new web-based tool capable of inferring gene function, estimating gene trees and identifying sets of ancestral genes in just minutes. 07 December 2018
Research Update What Makes Vertebrates Special? We Can Learn from Lancelets OIST researcher helps unravel the origins of vertebrate gene regulation in a large collaborative study. 29 November 2018
Research Update Asian Catfish Genome Decoded For the first time, scientists decipher the entire genome of the striped catfish, paving the way for better breeding of the critical commercial species. 23 October 2018
Research Update From Guts to Glory: The Evolution of Gut Defense Gut “Missing Link” Shows How Mammals Evolved to Live with their Microbes. 24 August 2018
Research Update Mysteries of Okinawan Habu Venom Decoded Scientists from OIST have helped sequence the entire venom genome of the Okinawan habu. 26 July 2018
Research Update Bigger Eyes but Reduced Brain Power in Nocturnal Fishes How does living life in darkness influence the way nocturnal fishes see? A study by OIST scientists finds out. 23 July 2018
Research Update Study Demonstrates Impact of Temperature on Mitochondrial DNA Evolution A new study by OIST researchers provides evidence towards selection in mtDNA due to variations in temperature. 17 July 2018
Research Update Ants Provide Clues to Why Biodiversity is Higher in the Tropics New global data of invertebrate distributions suggests time holds key to species diversity 30 May 2018
Research Update Coral Farming to Help Restore Dying Reefs Hope in the water as fishery-biology partnership makes progress for Okinawa coral recovery. 17 May 2018
Research Update Evolutionary Origin of Termite Gut Microbiome Revealed Researchers have shown that the bacterial communities in termite guts came about through both inheritance and transfer between colonies. 15 February 2018
