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Evolutionary Genomics Unit Research in the News
Termites are among the rare organisms that can feed on wood. This remarkable ability has allowed them to become one of the most abundant animals in the terrestrial tropics, and they’ve got their gut bacteria to thank. Researchers from OIST's Evolutionary Genomics Unit, in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Sydney, have shown that the bacterial communities in termite guts came about through both inheritance and transfer between colonies.
Read MoreMicro/Bio/Nanofluidics Unit Research Featured on the Cover of Analytical Chemistry
An image created by PhD student Shivani Sathish from the Micro/Bio/Nanofluidics Unit has been featured on the cover of the December issue of the journal Analytical Chemistry.
Marine Biophysics Unit Research in the News
Sea urchin is a delicacy in Japan and much of the Western world. Its roe, called uni, is used in sushi, gourmet cuisine, and sauces and flavorings. But the large red sea urchin (Mesocentrotus franciscanus) caught off the coast of Southern California—the primary urchin fished in the U.S.—is vulnerable to increased water temperatures and ocean acidification. New work led by Kirk Sato, currently a researcher at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, explores the viability of another species—the pink sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus fragilis)–as an alternative.
Read MoreFluid Mechanics Unit and Continuum Physics Unit Research in the News
Using a twist on a textbook physics experiment, researchers in the Fluid Mechanics Unit and the Continuum Physics Unit at OIST have shed light on a complex phenomenon in fluid mechanics.
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Read MoreDeveloping a New Electron Microscope: Dr. Adaniya from Miyako gave a lecture at Junku-Do bookstore in Naha
Dr. Hidehito Adaniya (49), who was born in Miyako, studied in the US and is currently working at OIST for developing a new electron microscope, gave a lecture at Junku-Do bookstore in Naha on 19th.
After graduating Miyako high school, he entered Faculty of Law and Letters at Ryukyu University, and then went to the State University of California majoring in physics and obtained PhD. After 15 years of life as a researcher in the US, he came back to Okinawa to start working at OIST in September 2012.
Read MoreOIST Collective Interactions Unit Research in the News
In a new study published in the journal Physical Review Letters, Mahesh Bandi and his colleagues present a method for quantifying the elusive Marangoni effect. The researchers found that using their model, they could closely predict the speed at which a surfactant spread.
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Read MoreStructural Cellular Biology Unit Research Featured on the Cover of Molecular Microbiology
An image created by the Structural Cellular Biology Unit is being featured on the cover of the February issue of the journal Molecular Microbiology. The image is part of a paper published in this journal titled, "Spatial separation of FtsZ and FtsN during cell division."
Read MoreCoordination Chemistry and Catalysis Unit Research in the News
Building molecular wires, one atom at a time: researchers from the Coordination Chemistry and Catalysis Unit at OIST have found a simple way to construct and deconstruct molecular metal chains, atom-by-atom.
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Read MoreMolecular Cryo-Electron Microscopy Unit Research in the News
Researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Graduate University (OIST) and Waseda University have been able to define the structure of heterochromatin thanks to new, high-contrast imaging in cryo-electron microscopy. Their work appears this January in the journal Molecular Cell.
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Read MoreScience and Technology Group Research on Bashofu Textiles in the News
In an effort to document an important part of Okinawan folk culture, researchers from OIST's Science and Technology Group, in collaboration with the University of the Ryukyus and the Kijoka Basho-fu Association, have used scientific techniques to characterize the materials and processes used to make traditional Okinawan Basho-fu textiles.
Read MoreUpcoming Veritas Quartet Concert
By Tomohiko Teruya
On December 28th, Veritas Quartet Concert, of which performance I have been waiting for a long time, is finally to be held in Naha. Though not widely known, Veritas Quartet was born in Okinawa, and this time, they will have the third Okinawa concert. Veritas Quartet was inaugurated through the initial organizer Mr. Kei Toguchi of Bureau Danke, and with a call by violinist Ms. Machiko Shimada, two more young performers active outside of Japan joined.
Read MoreStructural Cellular Biology Unit Research on Cell Division in the News
Researchers from the Structural Cellular Biology Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), in collaboration with researchers from Stockholm University, have shed light on the mechanism of cell division in E. coli. Their research, recently published in Molecular Microbiology, is a step forward in the search for new ways to target bacteria with antibiotics.
Read MoreChildren with ADHD and Family Support: OIST Science Talk
By Shizuka Shimabukuro
Our unit has been working on ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) research on children, and I myself particularly have been working on development of efficient parent trainings.
Read MoreQuantum Wave Microscopy Unit Research in the News
By suspending organic samples in water vapor, scientists at OIST’s Quantum Wave Microscopy Unit were able to demonstrate another way to view them at high resolution. The researchers found they could send an electron beam, commonly used in microscopy, through vapor dense enough that it might be possible to keep samples in their native, wet state and still allow for ultrahigh resolution imaging.
Read MoreThe Science Bridge Collaboration in the News
A new science initiative dubbed The Science Bridge builds a partnership between Western and Middle Eastern neuroscience communities. Supporters of the project, who include three faculty connected to OIST, recently published a new article, “Building Bridges through Science,” which appears in the journal Neuron.
Read MoreMarine Genomics Unit on Worm Genome Evolution in the News
Researchers from the Marine Genomics Unit at OIST, in collaboration with Okayama University, have decoded two worm genomes and found that they have several genetic similarities with the vertebrates.
Read MoreShaking the Concept of Art: Collaboration of AI and Human Beings
OIST Artificial Intelligence Art and Aesthetics Exhibition
Can sense of beauty be cultivated in AI? Can AI autonomously create art works? At Onna Village in Okinawa, OIST Artificial Intelligence Art and Aesthetics Exhibition is currently being held, exploring potentials of AI and intelligence of human beings. I visited the OIST’s futuristic buildings surrounded by forests to see the exhibition.
Read MoreMicro/Bio/Nanofluidics Unit Polymer Research in the News
Although ubiquitous in the environment, vortices have proven difficult to capture and study in the laboratory. Recently, however, researchers from the Micro/Bio/Nanofluidics Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) created a way to examine these small-scale whirlpools with the aid of a device specially developed for this purpose.
Read MoreOIST Science Festival - Popular Among Children: Experience Science World
Okinawa TV aired a documentary focusing OIST Ph.D student James Schloss who does the Science Show every year. The TV report helped to bring more people to the event Sunday.
The video is available at the Media Section if you missed to watch it. Please contact at: media@oist.jp
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