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Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology is a truly international & interdisciplinary graduate university, research center, and innovation hub.(日本語:@OISTja)
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http://www.oist.jp/ 12-03-2012 06:14:57
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By exploiting the new knowledge that #CrownOfThorns starfish communicate via smell, scientists have created a highly attractive, synthetic pheromone that can be used to bait the starfish, allowing for efficient culling 🌹Marine Genomics Unit @ OIST UniSC: University of the Sunshine Coast iScience journal ow.ly/Bjlf50Wc3sP

OIST ranks highest among Japanese institutions for female authorship in published research, per the latest Nature Index report. We’ll continue working to support #genderdiversity in science. See the report 🔗: nature.com/nature-index/a…


Our recent research with Australian Institute of Marine Science and UniSC: University of the Sunshine Coast might help combat coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish 💡🪸 #coralrefs




