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Institutional News OIST-Born Startup to address the drought issue on Awaji Island EF Polymer partners with startup and local farmers in a new project on Awaji Island, that aims to address the problems of drought caused by climate change. 13 April 2021
Research Update Dendritic computers: When 1 + 1 = 3 Scientists discover a new way that neurons distinguish important signals from background noise. 12 April 2021
Research Update Unique macro-vertebrate at risk from blood sport and climate change A two-meter-tall Pokémon, endemic to Australia, was the focus of a new study, which has revealed that some species distribution models are inherently biased. 01 April 2021
Institutional News Reboot Japan: The nation of science and technology - OIST FORUM 2021 OIST Forum 2021 was held online for 3 days from March 2, 2021 to March 4, 2021. 30 March 2021
Research Update A mouse’s bite holds venomous potential, finds new study Startling new evidence shows mammal salivary glands and snake venom glands share a common genetic foundation. 29 March 2021
Institutional News OIST Welcomes Dr. Takao Toda as Chief Operating Officer Dr. Toda, who has over 35 years of higher education and international development experience from his time in JICA, was appointed as COO of OIST. 19 March 2021
Research Update Reading the book of life Eugene “Gene” Myers, a pioneer of bioinformatics who created the BLAST algorithm and played a decisive role in decoding the human genome, joined OIST last year as an Adjunct Professor. 19 March 2021
Institutional News Uncovering the secrets of the octopus Professor Sam Reiter, who leads the Computational Neuroethology Unit, talks neuroscience, cephalopods, and why researching camouflage is important on the latest episode of the OIST podcast. 19 March 2021
Research Update OIST researchers awarded JST FOREST grant Dr. Yosuke Yamada, Dr. Reina Komiya and Prof. Ryota Kabe were awarded a place on the FOREST (Fusion Oriented REsearch for disruptive Science and Technology) program. 16 March 2021
Research Update Beyond our physical world: Researcher studies mathematics in other spaces Mathematician strives to understand functions in metric spaces – abstract settings that go beyond the physical world. 05 March 2021
Research Update How the trap-jaw ant got its ultrafast bite Small changes in form can lead to innovative breakthroughs in function, a new study reveals. 02 March 2021
Institutional News OIST’s Science Festival goes online for 2021 This year, OIST’s Community Relations Section, alongside many researchers and other members of the community, used a combination of livestreaming and pre-recorded videos to move the entire Science Festival online. 25 February 2021
