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A new study has found that a class of toxins found in snake and mammalian venom evolved from the same ancestral gene.

Scientists identify three new species of goby by revealing the evolutionary history recorded in their DNA.

New research into the crucial partnership between coral and algae may one day help prevent coral bleaching.

In the most recent episode of the OIST podcast, Dr. Dan Warren talks about his many research projects, or ‘hobbies’, that use quantitative methods to answer questions about the natural world.

OIST marine scientists amongst those awarded funding to create an international standard for research on ocean acidification.

While at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute, Professor Evan Economo plans to pursue a project on the global diversity and evolution of ants and butterflies.

The distinctive white stripes in clownfish form at different rates depending on their sea anemone hosts, a PNAS study finds.

Prof. Filip Husnik talks symbiosis and what it can tell us about evolution and cell biology on the most recent episode of the OIST podcast.

The ability to culture coral cells could usher in a new era in coral biology research.

Startling new evidence shows mammal salivary glands and snake venom glands share a common genetic foundation.

Small changes in form can lead to innovative breakthroughs in function, a new study reveals.

A coral’s color can tell of its resilience to climate change, and a new study has shed light on the underlying genetic factors that may be at work behind this.