Press Releases

17. December 2018 - 19:00

Protein Police Keep the Immune System in Check

Researchers learn how a key transcription factor helps regulate the immune system and could be critical to understanding autoimmune disease and cancer immunosuppression.

29. November 2018 - 0:00

What Makes Vertebrates Special? We Can Learn from Lancelets

OIST researcher helps unravel the origins of vertebrate gene regulation in a large collaborative study.

9. November 2018 - 0:00

Doing the Wave: How Stretchy Fluids React to Wavy Surfaces

Scientists investigate the strange behavior of viscoelastic fluids in a series of specially designed experiments.

30. October 2018 - 4:00

Anti-Cancer Virus Fits Tumor Receptor Like a “Key in a Lock”

For the first time, scientists reveal how a promising drug candidate for cancer therapy interacts with receptors on tumors.

19. October 2018 - 13:49

Cellular “Tuning Mechanism” Builds Elegant Eyes

Scientists discover a molecular “brake” that helps control eye lens development in zebrafish.

18. October 2018 - 2:00

Picture Perfect: Researchers Gain Clearest Ever Image of Ebola Virus Protein

Near-atomic resolution model of viral protein complex brings clearer understanding of the viral mechanics.

24. August 2018 - 9:00

From Guts to Glory: The Evolution of Gut Defense

Gut “Missing Link” Shows How Mammals Evolved to Live with their Microbes.

15. August 2018 - 11:57

The Secret Behind Cell Revival Revealed

OIST scientists identify essential genes for quiescent cells to switch back to dividing mode using fission yeast that may lead to new cancer therapies.