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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.

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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.

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

Research Update

Colorful connection found in coral’s ability to survive higher temperatures

A coral’s color can tell of its resilience to climate change, and a new study has shed light on the underlying genetic factors that may be at work behind this.

21 February 2021

Research Update

Cell division research explores questions at the core of life

OIST researcher uses state-of-the-art imaging and techniques to study the spindle within our cells, and to reveal which proteins are necessary for it to operate correctly.

05 February 2021

Research Update

Not too big, not too small: Goldilocks analogy found in maze navigation

Researchers took a close look at how fluids navigate around mazes and obstacles and found a surprising randomness in how they choose their path.

01 February 2021

Institutional News

OIST welcomes ninth class of students

On January 15th, OIST’s ninth class was officially welcomed to the start of their PhD program, and encouraged to embrace the opportunities that were offered and rise to the challenges that lie ahead.

25 January 2021

Research Update

Different types of neurons interact to make reaching-and-grasping tasks possible

Picking up that cup of coffee? One type of neuron is necessary for the early part of the movement, another for aiming for the cup, finds new study.

19 January 2021

Research Update

Novel method reveals small microplastics throughout Japan’s subtropical ocean

Samples taken from the ocean surrounding the subtropical island of Okinawa have revealed the presence of microplastics in all six areas surveyed, finds new study.

23 December 2020

Research Update

The uncharted molecular language of the brain

A novel method that looks at the molecular composition of brain synapses has revealed three times more proteins than previously thought, finds research published in PNAS.

21 December 2020

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Research Update

New faculty member shoots for the moon

Professor Hiroki Takahashi has become a project manager in a research program funded by a prestigious Moonshot award to work on the next generation of ion traps.

14 December 2020

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