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Research Update Say Hello to the 3D Obama Ant Three new ant species named in honor of key figures in conservation—Barack Obama, Ken Saro-Wiwa, and E.O. Wilson—are immortalized as 3D virtual avatars. 29 August 2017
Research Update Chillier Winters, Smaller Beaks Researchers find that cold winters contributed to the evolution of beak size in Australasian songbirds. 13 July 2017
Research Update Miniature Technology, Big Hope for Disease Detection Researchers develop a simple printing method to create effective disease detection tools. 29 June 2017
Research Update New Mechanism Behind Parkinson’s Disease Revealed Researchers have identified the toxic mechanism at work during an overabundance of alpha-synuclein, a protein linked to Parkinson’s disease, in neurons. 02 June 2017
Research Update Subduing the Rebellion: Unmasking Rogue Cells in the Immune System OIST researchers discovered a target to single out immune system cells responsible for auto-immune diseases such as arthritis or irritable bowel syndrome. 30 May 2017
Research Update Fish Eyes to Help Understand Human Inherited Blindness Discovery of a gene in zebrafish that triggers congenital blindness could lead to a suitable cure for similar disease in humans. 05 April 2017
Institutional News Robbed of Royalty: mutilation and social determination of female Diacamma ants Triggered by mutilation, expression of select genes determines social castes in Diacamma ants 17 February 2017
Research Update Seeing The World Through Fresh Eyes New insights in the growth of zebrafish eye lens 14 February 2017
Institutional News Surf and Turf: How Land Use in Okinawa Affects the Ocean OIST researchers are investigating coral-damaging sediment runoff from the land to the ocean. 27 January 2017
Research Update Paving the Road to Drug Discovery Fission yeast may be used to find the next cancer cure 21 October 2016
Research Update Sabotaging Bacteria Propellers to Stop Infections Researchers discovered how to stop bacteria motility and thus how to disrupt bacterial infections. 30 August 2016
Research Update Unexpected Complexity in Coral Scientists used DNA analysis to explore genetic correlation among Japanese coral population. 17 August 2016
