News Institutional News Research Update Facet News type Algebra Analysis Artificial intelligence Atomic physics Biochemistry Bioinformatics Biology Biophysics Biotechnology Botany Cell biology Chemistry Complex systems Computer sciences Condensed matter physics Cyber Security Data science Deep learning Developmental biology Developmental neuroscience (-) Ecology Engineering and applied sciences Environmental sciences Evolutionary biology Fluid dynamics Genetics Genomics Health sciences Immunology Informatics Machine learning Marine sciences Material science Mathematics Mechanics Medicine Molecular biology Nanoscience Neuroscience Optics Organic chemistry Photonics Physics Physiology Polymer chemistry Psychology Quantum Quantum field theory Robotics Soft matter physics Structural biology Synthetic biology Synthetic organic chemistry Theoretical sciences Topology Virology Facet Specialty 2024 2023 2022 2021 (-) 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2005 Facet Date Created Clear filters Research Update Plants and bacteria: Investigating symbiotic relationships in the wild Carnivorous and aquatic plants provide great models for answering questions about the natural world, says new OIST ecologist Prof. David Armitage. 07 December 2020 Research Update Losing flight had huge benefits for ants, finds new study Researchers have taken detailed scans of worker ants to examine the hypothesis that the loss of flight is directly connected to the evolution of strength. 19 October 2020 Research Update OIST marine scientist allied to prestigious coral reef center One of OIST’s distinguished marine scientists, Professor Timothy Ravasi, has been invited to work alongside researchers from the world’s pre-eminent center in coral reef research. 29 September 2020 Research Update Faster rates of evolution are linked to tiny genomes, study finds Scientists uncover evidence that connects increased rates of mutation to changes in genome size in prokaryotes. 06 August 2020 Research Update Marine drifters: Interdisciplinary study explores plankton diversity Researchers combine mathematical models, marine science, and metagenomics to answer a decades-old question – why are there so many species in the ocean? 15 July 2020 Research Update Modeling the Spread of COVID-19 Professor Simone Pigolotti and his team from the Biological Complexity Unit have modeled the spread of COVID-19 within Okinawa to predict its impact. 22 April 2020 Research Update Warming Seas: Climate Change’s Toll on Tropical Fish Researchers study behavioral and physiological effects of marine heatwaves on wild fish in a short period of time. 18 March 2020 Media Coverage Coverage of OIST in the media and on the web Media Coverage
Research Update Plants and bacteria: Investigating symbiotic relationships in the wild Carnivorous and aquatic plants provide great models for answering questions about the natural world, says new OIST ecologist Prof. David Armitage. 07 December 2020
Research Update Losing flight had huge benefits for ants, finds new study Researchers have taken detailed scans of worker ants to examine the hypothesis that the loss of flight is directly connected to the evolution of strength. 19 October 2020
Research Update OIST marine scientist allied to prestigious coral reef center One of OIST’s distinguished marine scientists, Professor Timothy Ravasi, has been invited to work alongside researchers from the world’s pre-eminent center in coral reef research. 29 September 2020
Research Update Faster rates of evolution are linked to tiny genomes, study finds Scientists uncover evidence that connects increased rates of mutation to changes in genome size in prokaryotes. 06 August 2020
Research Update Marine drifters: Interdisciplinary study explores plankton diversity Researchers combine mathematical models, marine science, and metagenomics to answer a decades-old question – why are there so many species in the ocean? 15 July 2020
Research Update Modeling the Spread of COVID-19 Professor Simone Pigolotti and his team from the Biological Complexity Unit have modeled the spread of COVID-19 within Okinawa to predict its impact. 22 April 2020
Research Update Warming Seas: Climate Change’s Toll on Tropical Fish Researchers study behavioral and physiological effects of marine heatwaves on wild fish in a short period of time. 18 March 2020
