Research Update New RNA-based toolkit to regulate gene activity could advance regenerative medicine, gene therapy and biotechnology Turning genes on and off as easily and predictably as flicking a switch could be a powerful tool in medicine and biotech. A type of technology called a riboswitch might be the key.
Research Update Four challenging OIST research projects selected for FOREST (Fusion Oriented REsearch for disruptive Science and Technology) program OIST researchers leading projects that could lead to disruptive innovation have been awarded the prestigious FOREST grant
Institutional News OIST faculty member, Amy Shen, assumes the role of Provost On October 1, 2022, Professor Amy Shen assumed the role of OIST’s Provost. She has been a faculty member here since 2014.
Research Update Tracking a network of 100,000 mutants Mutations that maintain fitness are vital for diversity and, for the first time, scientists have managed to experimentally show how extensive networks of these mutations develop.
Research Update Striking lane-like patterns found in bacteria populations Researchers have found that competing strains of Escherichia coli bacteria form distinctive lane-like patterns as their populations grow.
