A red bento box belonging to the Yomitan Museum
18 Jul 2012 - 14:28

A red bento box belonging to the Yomitan Museum

One of a pair of bento boxes currently being restored by McDavis. (Photo credit: Anya McDavis)
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Anya McDavis restoring a bento box from the Yomitan Museum
18 Jul 2012 - 14:12

Anya McDavis restoring a bento box from the Yomitan Museum

Anya McDavis, a member of OIST's Science and Technology Group, restores one of a pair of red bento boxes belonging to Okinawa's Yomitan Museum.
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Imaging reveals patterns in neuron firing

14 Jul 2012 - 05:49

Imaging reveals patterns in neuron firing

In the brain, cortical neurons fire in response to stimuli from the body, and thalamic neurons provide feedback that regulates the cortical neurons' firing―and thus helps keep the brain functioning...
Type: Video
Odontomachus simillimus
12 Jul 2012 - 09:19

Odontomachus simillimus

  Ants of the genus Odontomachus (depicted here) are famous for their 'trap-jaw' mandibles which close at incredible speeds.  In addition to being a potent weapon, the jaws generate so much...
Type: Photo
Pheidole pegasus
9 Jul 2012 - 10:17

Pheidole pegasus

This rare species of Pheidole, discovered in 2008, is only found on two small Pacific Islands.  The function of the exaggerated spines is unknown, but has evolved independently several times...
Type: Photo
8 Jul 2012 - 10:14

New Unit Profile: Big Questions, Small Subjects

The two members of OIST’s newest research group, the Biodiversity and Biocomplexity Unit, had extra cause to celebrate when the Lab 2 building...
Type: News Article
Strumigenys nidifex: This species, only found in the Fijian islands, has powerfu
6 Jul 2012 - 16:27

Strumigenys nidifex

This species, only found in the Fijian islands, has powerful mandibles it uses to hunt prey in the leaf litter. Credit: Eli M. Sarnat,...
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Odontomachus with open jaws
6 Jul 2012 - 10:03

Odontomachus with open jaws

Ant of the Odontomachus genus. Photo by Benoit Guenard.
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4 Jul 2012 - 15:24

A two-photon microscope setup for in vitro and in vivo imaging in the OIST Optical Neuroimaging Unit (Bernd Kuhn, Assistant Professor).

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4 Jul 2012 - 15:18

Visualization of neuronal projections: Laurent Guillaud operates a STORM 3D super-resolution microscopy platform at OIST

Type: Photo
4 Jul 2012 - 14:23

Denis Konstantinov, of the Quantum Dynamics Unit, and Yabing Qi of the Energy Materials and Surface Sciences Unit try out a new mass spectrometer.

Type: Photo
25 Jun 2012 - 11:25

Poison Pen: Reading Snake Venom’s Stories

Though it’s far less dramatic than the architecture or the ocean view, one sight that often grabs the attention of visitors to OIST is a small sign near the entrance that reads, “Caution...
Type: News Article
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