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An evolutionary study finds that pteropods, or “wing-footed” sea snails and slugs, have faced acidified oceans in the past – and survived.

Genetic variants that leave their carrier more susceptible to severe COVID-19 are inherited from Neanderthals, finds a new study published in Nature.

One of OIST’s distinguished marine scientists, Professor Timothy Ravasi, has been invited to work alongside researchers from the world’s pre-eminent center in coral reef research.

A study looking at pancreatic beta cells has found a link between a commonly found protein, a subset of switched-off genes and the development of diabetes.

Scientists uncover evidence that connects increased rates of mutation to changes in genome size in prokaryotes.

Scientists combine new scientific techniques to test old theories on how evolution occurs on remote islands.

Scientists decipher the evolutionary history of a coral reef predator

Study exposes silenced sites within ‘jumping genes’ that could one day drive development of environmentally-resistant crops.

Professor Svante Pääbo’s quest to use the genomes of extinct forms of humans to uncover secrets about our past, and present.

By looking at the DNA of living animals, researchers have revealed early events in vertebrate evolution, including how jawed vertebrates arose from the mating of two different species of primitive fish half a billion years ago.

Researchers study behavioral and physiological effects of marine heatwaves on wild fish in a short period of time.

Scientists study the dynamic interplay between genome and the environment in Japanese pearl oysters.