When octopuses sleep, their quiet periods of slumber are punctuated by short bursts of frenzied activity. Their arms and eyes twitch, their breathing ...
On June 28, 2023, the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) held a naming ceremony for a new strain of high-performance rice that it has ...
‘Jumping genes, or transposons, are sections of DNA that can copy themselves and jump between different parts of the genome, and might help plants a...
Earlier this year, OIST was awarded a prestigious grant from the Japan Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). The “R...
