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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
Research Update How do clownfish earn their stripes? The distinctive white stripes in clownfish form at different rates depending on their sea anemone hosts, a PNAS study finds. 24 May 2021
Research Update Plants and bacteria: Investigating symbiotic relationships in the wild Carnivorous and aquatic plants provide great models for answering questions about the natural world, says new OIST ecologist Prof. David Armitage. 07 December 2020
Research Update Losing flight had huge benefits for ants, finds new study Researchers have taken detailed scans of worker ants to examine the hypothesis that the loss of flight is directly connected to the evolution of strength. 19 October 2020
Research Update OIST marine scientist allied to prestigious coral reef center 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. 29 September 2020
Research Update Faster rates of evolution are linked to tiny genomes, study finds Scientists uncover evidence that connects increased rates of mutation to changes in genome size in prokaryotes. 06 August 2020
Research Update Marine drifters: Interdisciplinary study explores plankton diversity Researchers combine mathematical models, marine science, and metagenomics to answer a decades-old question – why are there so many species in the ocean? 15 July 2020
Research Update Modeling the Spread of COVID-19 Professor Simone Pigolotti and his team from the Biological Complexity Unit have modeled the spread of COVID-19 within Okinawa to predict its impact. 22 April 2020
Research Update Warming Seas: Climate Change’s Toll on Tropical Fish Researchers study behavioral and physiological effects of marine heatwaves on wild fish in a short period of time. 18 March 2020
Research Update Larger than Life: Augmented Ants The first app of its kind allows users to interact with biodiversity research through augmented reality. 12 November 2019
Research Update Phylogenetic Analysis Forces Rethink of Termite Evolution Study of families across the globe sheds light on termite evolution. 17 October 2019
Research Update Confronting Colony Collapse Scientists sequence the genomes of the parasitic mites harming the world’s bees 03 October 2019