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Scientists introduce a curious new class of linkage which could be used in a variety of fields, from fundamental research to synthetic chemistry to robotics.

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

Scientists introduce ORTHOSCOPE, a new web-based tool capable of inferring gene function, estimating gene trees and identifying sets of ancestral genes in just minutes.

OIST marine scientists discover asexual reproduction in the coral Pocillopora acuta — a first-time observation for the species in Okinawa.

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

Researchers identify a key structural feature of Rossmann-fold methyltransferases, a huge class of enzymes with big responsibilities.

Slowing down movements of photoluminescent metal complexes can increase efficiency of light emission, discover OIST scientists.

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

OIST scientists have used brain imaging to identify three sub-types of depression—including one that is unresponsive to commonly prescribed serotonin boosting drugs.

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