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Research Update Bacteriophage characterization provides platform for rational design Complete, intricate cryo-EM bacteriophage structures enable future phage engineering and AI design. 14 November 2025
Research Update Squid study sparks interdisciplinary insight into the physics of growth Squid skin highlights the importance of growth on physical properties, helping researchers build a widely applicable model. 03 June 2025
Research Update Animal energy usage made visible through video Pairing video with simple, lab-based oxygen measurements vastly expands the study of movement energy in ecology, physiology, and beyond. 25 April 2025
Research Update How the oceans’ most abundant bacteria impact global nutrient flows A new Nature paper has revealed how key bacterial proteins contribute to global carbon, sulfur and other nutrient cycles. 12 September 2024
Research Update To walk, you only need fins (and maybe a sense of adventure) A recent anatomical study of the mudskipper reveals their adaptations to walking on land. 18 July 2024
Research Update Synthetic droplets cause a stir in the primordial soup A synthetic droplet may give researchers clues on how simplest forms of life on the planet could navigate their surroundings. 24 April 2024
Research Update Illuminating the molecular ballet in living cells Ultrafast fluorescent imaging technology brings the molecular dynamics of living cells into clear view 06 June 2023
Research Update NTT and OIST make first simultaneous atmospheric and marine observations directly beneath Cat 5 typhoon in NW Pacific Observation data taken from directly beneath typhoons may improve the accuracy of typhoon predictions, and explains the interaction between the atmosphere and ocean. 23 May 2023
Research Update Coenzyme Switch: Researchers Recreate the Way Nature Changes Coenzyme Binding on Rossmann Enzymes Using insertions and deletions, researchers switch the coenzyme binding of a protein providing the first evidence of a link between distinct chemistries. 24 November 2022
Research Update New model captures the erratic speed of DNA copying proteins in bacteria A new study reveals that certain locations of DNA are copied faster than others, which could also have an effect on mutation rate. 28 September 2022
Research Update Going against the flow: scientists reveal garden eels’ unique way of feeding The first lab study on garden eels shows how these shy creatures use their burrows, and change their movement and posture, when feeding in strong currents. 20 July 2022
Research Update A scaffold with a twist: Cryo-EM reveals the building blocks of poxvirus Researchers uncover how poxviruses form their protein scaffold from a building block called D13, which could lead to the development of new antiviral drugs. 31 March 2022