Dani Ellenby

Scientists have developed the most accurate model yet of how the coronavirus particles rotate, according to their ellipsoidal shape.

A new study into the neurons found in the earliest-diverging animal lineages reveals key clues about the form of the most ancestral nervous system, and how it first evolved.

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.

An OIST team merges art and science and blends tradition and innovation, in its efforts to manufacture basho yarn – a thread used in a locally-made Okinawan textile with cooling properties.

Research into superfood genomes could lead to heat-tolerant seaweed strains, combating the threat of climate change.

A study has revealed how tau – a key protein implicated in Alzheimer’s disease – impairs communication between neurons, providing new avenues for treatment.

Scientists develop a PCR test that can detect the presence of nine genes, helping distinguish whether Okinawa mozuku germlings are male or female, and whether they are haploid or diploid.

The first scholars participating in the Theoretical Sciences Visiting Program arrive at OIST.