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The way in which most multicellular organisms have been classified has been the same for more than a century. But new research is changing how we see classification, specifically among Chordates.

New research by OIST researchers finds genetic mechanism that makes African midges invulnerable to harsh conditions.

OIST’s new magnetic resonance imaging system allows physiological analyses of small animals.

Dr. Yuuri Yasuoka has discovered a key mechanism in formation of the head in frogs.

X-ray micro-CT provides OIST researchers with the ability to visualize and take detailed 3D measurements of tiny structures, like the brain of an ant.

OIST’s Ecology and Evolution Unit has developed a method to extract and sequence DNA from old and fragile museum specimens.

Dr. Chuya Shinzato of the Marine Genomics Unit and colleagues have established DNA markers that enables scientists to study genetic diversity and connectivity among the Acropora coral populations.

In a recent paper, the Cell Signal Unit reported that mice, lacking an intracellular trafficking protein called LMTK3, are hyperactive.

Professor Hidetoshi Saze is leading a new research project to develop a new strain of rice that prevents obesity-related diseases.

The bone metabolism is largely regulated by hormones, but more recently, the involvement of an intracellular protein named CNOT has been discovered.

In February 2014, Professor Noriyuki Satoh published a book “Developmental Genomics of Ascidians.”