Research News
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Unlocking Genome of Saccharina japonica: A Step Towards Advanced Breeding and Ecological Insights
Saccharina japonica, a key brown algae in aquaculture, has immense ecological and economic value. Our new chromosome-level genome assembly offers insights into its genetics, paving the way for improved breeding strategies and deepening our understanding...Saccharina japonica is one of the most cultivated seaweeds globally, especially along China's coastline, where it has been successfully farmed in both cold-temperate and subtropical waters. While traditional selective breeding and hybridization have pro...
Feb 21, 2025
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Study Reveals Generation Mechanism of Deep Near-Inertial Kinetic Energy
The research team led by Prof. WANG Fan from IOCAS has made new progress in the study of the generation mechanism of deep near-inertial kinetic energy.The near-inertial internal wave is a significant energy source for deep-sea mixing. However, the energy source of deep near-inertial internal waves remains largely unknown.Recently, the research team led by Prof. WANG Fan from the Institute of Oceanolog...
Jan 16, 2025
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Researchers Discover Molecular Mechanisms of Phenotypic Plasticity in Adaption to Temperature Change in Bivalve
Researchers from IOCAS demonstrated that the G×E effects of cis-variations in the triglyceride lipase Atgl shaped trade-offs between constitutive expression and plastic expression of Atgl gene expression and triglyceride content in response to the ...Phenotypic plasticity is an important evolutionary mechanism that enables organisms to alter their trait to adapt to rapid environmental change. Genetic variation in phenotypic plasticity, also known as genotype-environment interaction (G×E), is a key ...
Jan 02, 2025
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Scientists Report Role of Extracellular Polymeric Substances of Biofilms
Recently, the research team led by Prof. Hans-Curt Flemming from the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS) repored the role of extracellular polymeric substances of biofilms.Recently, the research team led by Prof. Hans-Curt Flemming from the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS) repored the role of extracellular polymeric substances of biofilms.The study was published in Nature Reviews in Micro...
Oct 30, 2024
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Coral Record Reveals Long-term Variability of Kuroshio
Recently, researchers from IOCAS have investigated the Porites coral Sr/Ca ratios from southern Taiwan island, which can record the long-term variability of the Kuroshio.The Kuroshio is a strong western boundary current in the North Pacific, and transports warm, saltier waters from low to middle latitudes, which has a significant impact on China, East Asia and global climate.However, limited by the scarcity of observati...
Oct 23, 2024
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Researchers Realize Gene Editing of Economic Macroalgae Neopyropia
Recently, the research team from the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS) made a significant progress in the reverse genetics research in economic macroalgae.Neopyropia is an important economic macroalga and is one of the main macroalgae cultivation species in Japan, South Korea, China and other countries. Because of being at a critical juncture in the evolution of photosynthetic organisms, red algae to whic...
Sep 19, 2024
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Study Sheds Light on Potential Impacts of Bisphenol Contaminants on Marine Appendicularians
Bisphenol compounds (BPs), crucial ingredients in the production of various polymers, are ubiquitous in our daily lives and industrial processes.Bisphenol compounds (BPs), crucial ingredients in the production of various polymers, are ubiquitous in our daily lives and industrial processes. Bisphenol A (BPA), a prevalent BP in the environment, has been extensively studied for its impacts on diver...
Sep 05, 2024
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Field Observations Reveal Microplastic Transfer in Marine Planktonic Food Chains
Microplastics widely distributed in the ocean are readily ingested by marine organisms, particularly zooplankton with food particles similar in size to microplastics.Microplastics widely distributed in the ocean are readily ingested by marine organisms, particularly zooplankton with food particles similar in size to microplastics. Chaetognaths, typical carnivorous zooplankton in the ocean, primarily feed on copepods...
Aug 23, 2024
