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 The Ants That Conquered the World Professor Evan Economo sequenced more than three hundred ant species to unravel the evolution of one globally dominant ant genus. 24 December 2014 Research Update Back from the Brink New research by OIST researchers finds genetic mechanism that makes African midges invulnerable to harsh conditions. 12 September 2014 Research Update Unveiling a Tiny World with Micro-CT X-ray micro-CT provides OIST researchers with the ability to visualize and take detailed 3D measurements of tiny structures, like the brain of an ant. 19 June 2014 Research Update Modern Molecular Biology Meets Antique Museum Samples OIST’s Ecology and Evolution Unit has developed a method to extract and sequence DNA from old and fragile museum specimens. 17 June 2014 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 Behind the Scenes in Ant Research Ants specimens were collected over a two-week trip to the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Gardens. The species richness in Xishuangbanna is now being threatened by deforestation. 30 July 2013 Research Update Prof. Economo Wins Presidential Award from ASN Prof. Evan Economo, who leads OIST’s Biodiversity and Biocomplexity Unit, was awarded the 2013 Presidential Award from the American Society of Naturalists (ASN). 16 July 2013 Research Update Thinking Globally, Acting Locally In an effort to expose local children to the wonders of science, the Biodiversity and Biocomplexity Unit made a trip to Kunigami to take about 30 children on an ant and termite adventure. 19 December 2012 Research Update New Unit Profile: Big Questions, Small Subjects The Biodiversity and Biocomplexity Unit, led by Evan Economo, uses classic tools of taxonomy—as well as genomic sequencing and computer modeling—to study how species evolve, move around, and adapt to their environments. 08 July 2012 Research Update Poison Pen: Reading Snake Venom’s Stories Professor Alexander Mikheyev of the Ecology and Evolution Unit and his collaborator Professor Steven Aird are studying snake venom to better understand the stories it tells. 25 June 2012 Pagination First page … 4 5 6 Media Coverage Coverage of OIST in the media and on the web Media Coverage
Research Update The Ants That Conquered the World Professor Evan Economo sequenced more than three hundred ant species to unravel the evolution of one globally dominant ant genus. 24 December 2014
Research Update Back from the Brink New research by OIST researchers finds genetic mechanism that makes African midges invulnerable to harsh conditions. 12 September 2014
Research Update Unveiling a Tiny World with Micro-CT X-ray micro-CT provides OIST researchers with the ability to visualize and take detailed 3D measurements of tiny structures, like the brain of an ant. 19 June 2014
Research Update Modern Molecular Biology Meets Antique Museum Samples OIST’s Ecology and Evolution Unit has developed a method to extract and sequence DNA from old and fragile museum specimens. 17 June 2014
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 Behind the Scenes in Ant Research Ants specimens were collected over a two-week trip to the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Gardens. The species richness in Xishuangbanna is now being threatened by deforestation. 30 July 2013
Research Update Prof. Economo Wins Presidential Award from ASN Prof. Evan Economo, who leads OIST’s Biodiversity and Biocomplexity Unit, was awarded the 2013 Presidential Award from the American Society of Naturalists (ASN). 16 July 2013
Research Update Thinking Globally, Acting Locally In an effort to expose local children to the wonders of science, the Biodiversity and Biocomplexity Unit made a trip to Kunigami to take about 30 children on an ant and termite adventure. 19 December 2012
Research Update New Unit Profile: Big Questions, Small Subjects The Biodiversity and Biocomplexity Unit, led by Evan Economo, uses classic tools of taxonomy—as well as genomic sequencing and computer modeling—to study how species evolve, move around, and adapt to their environments. 08 July 2012
Research Update Poison Pen: Reading Snake Venom’s Stories Professor Alexander Mikheyev of the Ecology and Evolution Unit and his collaborator Professor Steven Aird are studying snake venom to better understand the stories it tells. 25 June 2012