Researchers
10 Jul 2014 - 06:05
On July 9, 2014, Dr. Yuuri Yasuoka1 in the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University’s Marine Genomics Unit, published...
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10 Jul 2014 - 06:02
One of the results of Next-Generation sequencing for DNA bound by specific transcription factors extracted from early frog embryos. This figure indicates where each protein binds to the genome...
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10 Jul 2014 - 06:02
Dr. Yuuri Yasuoka injects material into fertilized eggs of Xenopus tropicalis to inhibit functions of particular genes. Eggs 0.7~0.8 mm in diameter were aligned and each egg was injected with 1...
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10 Jul 2014 - 06:02
In this study, the authors used Xenopus tropicalis, the whole genome of which had already been decoded.
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3 Jul 2014 - 13:25
The human brain is the most complex computer in existence. Understanding how it works has been a scientific endeavor for centuries. However, technology has only recently advanced to the...
Type: News Article
25 Jun 2014 - 15:10
Combining physics and neurobiology to tackle Parkinson’s Disease is research “I would never have been able to do outside of OIST,” says Professor Keshav Dani. The Okinawa Institute of Science...
Type: News Article
25 Jun 2014 - 08:48
OIST researchers involved in this research: (from left) Dr. Peter Hale, Prof. Keshav Dani, Dr. Takashi Nakano, Prof. Jeff Wickens, and Bala Murali Krishna Mariserla
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19 Jun 2014 - 14:28
What do zombies and ancient ants have in common? They are both subjects of study at OIST. Evan Economo’s Biodiversity and Biocomplexity Unit, in...
Type: News Article
19 Jun 2014 - 09:21
Deyrup getting ready to load the ants into the micro-CT.
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