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11 Oct 2017

Predatory Bacteria: The Quest for a New Class of Antibiotics

OIST researchers take one step forward toward understanding and genetically manipulating B. bacteriovorus, a type of bacteria with promising potential use as a living antibiotic.

6 Oct 2017

The Lord Howe Island Stick Insect Lives: A Story of Survival

Researchers use genetic sequencing of museum specimens to confirm that the Lord Howe Island stick insect, once thought to be extinct, survived by hiding out on a nearby island.

4 Oct 2017

Toxic Cocktail: Okinawan Pit Viper Genome Reveals Evolution of Snake Venom

Researchers have sequenced the Taiwan habu genome, comparing it to that of the Sakishima habu. These invasive species may be not as well-known as the native habu in Okinawa, pictured here.

2 Oct 2017

A Deeper Understanding of a Surface Phenomenon

Phenomena involving surface tension are extremely complex and have applications in our everyday lives, and OIST researchers are tackling the complicated mathematics behind the physics.

3 Jun 2017

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.

30 May 2017

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.

6 Apr 2017

Into the DNA of a Coral Reef Predator

Researchers from OIST and Australia have sequenced and decoded for the first time the genome of the Crown-of-Thorns Starfish, paving the way for the biocontrol of this invasive predator responsible for the destruction of coral reefs across indo-pacific oceans.