5. April 2017 - 18:00

Fish Eyes to Help Understand Human Inherited Blindness

Discovery of a gene in zebrafish that triggers congenital blindness could lead to a suitable cure for similar disease in humans.
7. March 2017 - 11:09

Mechanism Underlying Size-Sorting of Rubble on Asteroid Itokawa Revealed

Researchers investigate why pebbles and boulders on Itokawa’s surface occupy separate regions.
10. February 2017 - 9:51

New Mechanobiology Technique to Stop Cancer Cell Migration

OIST researchers have synthesized a molecule that targets the membranes of cervical cancer cells to block their migration
9. December 2016 - 17:25

The Song of Silence

Neurons in zebra finch brains operate as a barcode reader to detect songs of the same species during learning
11. October 2016 - 0:00

Lights, Action, Electrons!

For the first time, scientists visualized electron movement inside a solar cell.
30. September 2016 - 1:00

Coral Study Reveals Secrets of Evolution

Brachyury gene shown to be a key player in mesoderm evolution
20. September 2016 - 0:00

Finding Your Way Around in an Uncertain World

The Brain Utilizes Dynamic Bayesian Inference
9. August 2016 - 11:12

Okinawa Mozuku – The Treasure Under the Sea

Scientists have decoded the genome of Okinawa mozuku, a seaweed with healthy properties that plays a key economic and ecological role.
22. June 2016 - 0:00

The Sound of Music: How the Songbird Learns its Melody

In zebra finches, the neurons associated with the memory of the father bird’s song have been pinpointed.
5. May 2016 - 1:10

Turning the Volume of Gene Expression Up and Down

Scientists at OIST and the Janelia Research Campus have shown that gene expression in a fruit fly embryo can be accurately and predictably tuned.