News Institutional News Research Update Facet News type Algebra Analysis Artificial intelligence Atomic physics Biochemistry Bioinformatics Biology Biophysics Biotechnology Botany Cell biology Chemistry Complex systems Computer sciences Condensed matter physics Cyber Security Data science Deep learning Developmental biology Developmental neuroscience Ecology Engineering and applied sciences Environmental sciences (-) Evolutionary biology Fluid dynamics Genetics Genomics Health sciences Immunology Informatics Machine learning Marine sciences Material science Mathematics Mechanics Medicine Molecular biology Nanoscience Neuroscience Optics Organic chemistry Photonics Physics Physiology Polymer chemistry Psychology Quantum Quantum field theory Robotics Soft matter physics Structural biology Synthetic biology Synthetic organic chemistry Theoretical sciences Topology Virology Facet Specialty 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2005 Facet Date Created Clear filters Research Update A family of termites has been traversing the world’s oceans for millions of years A comprehensive family tree, based on DNA sequences, has revealed that drywood termites have made at least 40 oceanic journeys over the last 50 million years to reach far flung landmasses. 23 May 2022 Institutional News OIST Adjunct Professor, Svante Pääbo, receives the Japan Prize After a two-year postponement, Professor Svante Pääbo accepts the Japan Prize trophy in a ceremony at the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo. 19 May 2022 Research Update New resource could provide clues on the past, present, and future of clownfish Researchers have produced a comprehensive genome of the false clownfish, which could be used to answer a myriad of biological questions. 08 April 2022 Research Update Looking to the acorn worm for clues: Why vertebrates cannot regenerate their bodies Better understanding of regeneration in hemichordates may eventually lead to advances in reparative medicine 15 February 2022 Research Update New study overturns popular theory on evolution of termite size Researchers have completed a comprehensive analysis of the head width of over 1500 modern and fossilized species of termites and determined that their size isn’t shrinking at a geological timescale. 14 January 2022 Research Update Two new species of freshwater goby fish discovered in Palawan, Philippines Scientists identify two new species of goby, from the genus Rhinogobius, found further south than ever previously seen. 12 January 2022 Research Update Venoms in snakes and salivary protein in mammals share a common origin A new study has found that a class of toxins found in snake and mammalian venom evolved from the same ancestral gene. 23 December 2021 Research Update Three new species of freshwater goby fish found in Japan and the Philippines Scientists identify three new species of goby by revealing the evolutionary history recorded in their DNA. 05 October 2021 Research Update Hard to swallow: Coral cells seen engulfing algae for first time New research into the crucial partnership between coral and algae may one day help prevent coral bleaching. 14 July 2021 Research Update From Pokémon GO to coral reef fish 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. 02 July 2021 Research Update Investigating the impacts of ocean acidification using natural analogues OIST marine scientists amongst those awarded funding to create an international standard for research on ocean acidification. 04 June 2021 Research Update OIST Professor selected as 2021-2022 Fellow at Harvard Radcliffe Institute While at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute, Professor Evan Economo plans to pursue a project on the global diversity and evolution of ants and butterflies. 01 June 2021 Pagination First page … 3 4 5 … Last page Media Coverage Coverage of OIST in the media and on the web Media Coverage
Research Update A family of termites has been traversing the world’s oceans for millions of years A comprehensive family tree, based on DNA sequences, has revealed that drywood termites have made at least 40 oceanic journeys over the last 50 million years to reach far flung landmasses. 23 May 2022
Institutional News OIST Adjunct Professor, Svante Pääbo, receives the Japan Prize After a two-year postponement, Professor Svante Pääbo accepts the Japan Prize trophy in a ceremony at the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo. 19 May 2022
Research Update New resource could provide clues on the past, present, and future of clownfish Researchers have produced a comprehensive genome of the false clownfish, which could be used to answer a myriad of biological questions. 08 April 2022
Research Update Looking to the acorn worm for clues: Why vertebrates cannot regenerate their bodies Better understanding of regeneration in hemichordates may eventually lead to advances in reparative medicine 15 February 2022
Research Update New study overturns popular theory on evolution of termite size Researchers have completed a comprehensive analysis of the head width of over 1500 modern and fossilized species of termites and determined that their size isn’t shrinking at a geological timescale. 14 January 2022
Research Update Two new species of freshwater goby fish discovered in Palawan, Philippines Scientists identify two new species of goby, from the genus Rhinogobius, found further south than ever previously seen. 12 January 2022
Research Update Venoms in snakes and salivary protein in mammals share a common origin A new study has found that a class of toxins found in snake and mammalian venom evolved from the same ancestral gene. 23 December 2021
Research Update Three new species of freshwater goby fish found in Japan and the Philippines Scientists identify three new species of goby by revealing the evolutionary history recorded in their DNA. 05 October 2021
Research Update Hard to swallow: Coral cells seen engulfing algae for first time New research into the crucial partnership between coral and algae may one day help prevent coral bleaching. 14 July 2021
Research Update From Pokémon GO to coral reef fish 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. 02 July 2021
Research Update Investigating the impacts of ocean acidification using natural analogues OIST marine scientists amongst those awarded funding to create an international standard for research on ocean acidification. 04 June 2021
Research Update OIST Professor selected as 2021-2022 Fellow at Harvard Radcliffe Institute While at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute, Professor Evan Economo plans to pursue a project on the global diversity and evolution of ants and butterflies. 01 June 2021
