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![🌟 Welcome to the World of Hongoh Lab本郷研究室! 🌟
📍School of Life Science and Technology, Institute of Science Tokyo
📢 Do you know termites are more closely related to cockroaches🪳than ants🐜? Evolutionary surprises like this drive our curiosity to understand the interconnectedness of life 🧬
🔬 At Hongoh Lab, we explore the amazing microbial world that thrives in the gut of termites and roaches, as well as the glacier environment🏔️!
✨ Here is the sneak peak into our work:
📸3️⃣-4️⃣ [Research Highlight] From guts to glacial environments, we explore and study the undescribed microbes🦠. Why and how they survive in these habitats🪳❄️?
📸5️⃣-7️⃣ [Lab Activities] Fieldwork 🌱, experiments 🔬, conference presentation 📊, and fun moments* that keep us inspired! 🥳
🤫Fun moments*: Irregular gathering, lab outings 🚅 and year-end party 🍻
💡Curious about what we do? Join us to meet our tiny microbes that shape the ecosystem!
🔗 Visit the links to learn more: https://educ.titech.ac.jp/bio/eng/news/2016_09/052616.html
Laboratory website in English: http://www.hongoh.bio.titech.ac.jp/english/indexe.html
by Kei D3
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