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 Unravelling the Costs of Rubber Agriculture on Biodiversity A striking decline in ant biodiversity found on land converted to a rubber plantation in China. 17 May 2016 Research Update How the Ant Queen Gets Her Crown: Uncovering the Evolution of Queen-Worker Differences Networks of co-expressed genes are found to be different between queen and worker ants. 11 April 2016 Research Update Takamine Ants Collection Finds Home at OIST Okinawan ant expert Mr. Hidetsune Takamine donates his valuable ant collection to OIST. 27 November 2015 Research Update Sex Determination in Ants OIST researchers discover what makes ants male or female. 25 November 2015 Research Update Tropical Ants in Europe Comparisons of fossil and modern ant databases show where biodiversity changed and where it stayed the same. 08 October 2015 Research Update Honey Bees Rapidly Evolve to Overcome New Disease Scientists find bees can recover from destructive mites within a few years. 19 August 2015 Research Update The Ants That Conquered the World Professor Evan Economo sequenced more than three hundred ant species to unravel the evolution of one globally dominant ant genus. 24 December 2014 Research Update Back from the Brink New research by OIST researchers finds genetic mechanism that makes African midges invulnerable to harsh conditions. 12 September 2014 Research Update Unveiling a Tiny World with Micro-CT 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. 19 June 2014 Research Update Modern Molecular Biology Meets Antique Museum Samples OIST’s Ecology and Evolution Unit has developed a method to extract and sequence DNA from old and fragile museum specimens. 17 June 2014 Research Update What's in a Name Prof. Economo described a new ant species and named it ‘Pristomyrmex tsujii’ after University of Ryukyus Professor Kazuki Tsuji. 23 October 2013 Research Update Behind the Scenes in Ant Research Ants specimens were collected over a two-week trip to the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Gardens. The species richness in Xishuangbanna is now being threatened by deforestation. 30 July 2013 Pagination First page … 5 6 7 Last page Media Coverage Coverage of OIST in the media and on the web Media Coverage
Research Update Unravelling the Costs of Rubber Agriculture on Biodiversity A striking decline in ant biodiversity found on land converted to a rubber plantation in China. 17 May 2016
Research Update How the Ant Queen Gets Her Crown: Uncovering the Evolution of Queen-Worker Differences Networks of co-expressed genes are found to be different between queen and worker ants. 11 April 2016
Research Update Takamine Ants Collection Finds Home at OIST Okinawan ant expert Mr. Hidetsune Takamine donates his valuable ant collection to OIST. 27 November 2015
Research Update Sex Determination in Ants OIST researchers discover what makes ants male or female. 25 November 2015
Research Update Tropical Ants in Europe Comparisons of fossil and modern ant databases show where biodiversity changed and where it stayed the same. 08 October 2015
Research Update Honey Bees Rapidly Evolve to Overcome New Disease Scientists find bees can recover from destructive mites within a few years. 19 August 2015
Research Update The Ants That Conquered the World Professor Evan Economo sequenced more than three hundred ant species to unravel the evolution of one globally dominant ant genus. 24 December 2014
Research Update Back from the Brink New research by OIST researchers finds genetic mechanism that makes African midges invulnerable to harsh conditions. 12 September 2014
Research Update Unveiling a Tiny World with Micro-CT 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. 19 June 2014
Research Update Modern Molecular Biology Meets Antique Museum Samples OIST’s Ecology and Evolution Unit has developed a method to extract and sequence DNA from old and fragile museum specimens. 17 June 2014
Research Update What's in a Name Prof. Economo described a new ant species and named it ‘Pristomyrmex tsujii’ after University of Ryukyus Professor Kazuki Tsuji. 23 October 2013
Research Update Behind the Scenes in Ant Research Ants specimens were collected over a two-week trip to the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Gardens. The species richness in Xishuangbanna is now being threatened by deforestation. 30 July 2013