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Research Update Biting into Snake Venom Mysteries Experts with markedly different specialties worked closely at OIST to characterize the venoms of the Habu and Himehabu, two native species of venomous snakes in Okinawa. 09 December 2013
Research Update Behind the Curtain In a space draped with yellow curtains, a researcher dressed all in white, with only his eyes showing, is staring at a small plate, the size of a person’s fingernail. The location is a cleanroom in OIST’s Laboratory 2. 27 November 2013
Research Update OIST Student’s Return to China Leads to New Discovery A multinational project has led to the finding of not only one of the world’s rarest ant genus, but also the discovery of a new ant species. 21 November 2013
Research Update Build-A-Nanoparticle A group of researchers from the OIST Nanoparticles by Design Unit can now make custom-designed multicomponent nanoparticles with controlled shape and structure. 06 November 2013
Research Update What's in a Name Prof. Economo described a new ant species and named it ‘Pristomyrmex tsujii’ after University of Ryukyus Professor Kazuki Tsuji. 23 October 2013
Research Update The Genes Behind My Pearls The academic journal, Zoological Science, published a special issue devoted to pearl oysters. Dr. Takeshi Takeuchi of the OIST Marine Genomics Unit was the driving force behind this special issue. 15 October 2013
Research Update Okinawans at the Forefront Two Okinawan researchers came back to Okinawa after years of research elsewhere to work on an innovative new microscope. 17 September 2013
Research Update Establishing World-Class Coral Reef Ecosystem Monitoring in Okinawa OIST has installed a marine observatory system in waters off the coast of Motobu, Okinawa, which enables real-time monitoring of biological and physical data. 05 September 2013
Research Update Discovery of a New Mechanism Regulating Information in the Brain Researchers in the Cellular and Molecular Synaptic Function Unit discovered that the enzyme called Rho-kinase plays a critical role in the regulation of signal transmission between neurons. 29 August 2013
Research Update OISTER Goes Out to Sea As part of a collaborative agreement between the 11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters (11th HQ) and OIST’s Marine Biophysics Unit, OIST’s marine robot, dubbed ‘Wave Glider’, was launched into the sea from the 11th HQ’s survey ship, “Okishio”. 15 August 2013
Research Update Coping with Jumping Junk In the journal Nature Communications, Prof. Saze and his collaborators announced the discovery of a cellular mechanism in the flowering plant Arabidopsis that masks the effects of transposable elements. 13 August 2013
Research Update OIST Researchers Succeed in World’s Largest Neuronal Network Modeling Researchers from Japan and Germany including OIST have succeeded in simulating a network of 1.73 billion nerve cells connected by 10.4 trillion synapses. 08 August 2013