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Preservatives may harm “good” human bacteria, UH Maui study finds

Preservatives may harm “good” human bacteria, UH Maui study finds

  • November 20, 2017
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Food preservatives may be harmful to beneficial bacteria in the human body, according to a study at UH Maui College.
Microbiome transplants provide disease resistance in critically-endangered Hawaiian plant

Microbiome transplants provide disease resistance in critically-endangered Hawaiian plant

  • November 15, 2017
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Transplanting wild microbes from healthy related plants can make a native Hawaiian plant healthier and likelier to survive in wild
Initiative to address challenges facing Hawaiʻi and the world launches with research projects

Initiative to address challenges facing Hawaiʻi and the world launches with research projects

  • November 13, 2017
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Inaugural UH Mānoa Strategic Investment Initiative projects capitalize on the strengths of the university and focuses on a challenge facing Hawaiʻi, the solutions of which can be exported to the world.
UH’s only female National Academy of Sciences member reveals how animals select good microbes

UH’s only female National Academy of Sciences member reveals how animals select good microbes

  • August 28, 2017
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Margaret McFall-Ngai's inaugural article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reveals a newly discovered mechanism by which organisms select beneficial microbes and reject harmful ones.
New gene catalog of ocean microbiome reveals surprises

New gene catalog of ocean microbiome reveals surprises

  • August 17, 2017
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UH researchers discovered nutrient limitation is a central driver in the evolution of ocean microbe genomes.
Microbial expert shares parenting advice and more

Microbial expert shares parenting advice and more

  • February 8, 2017
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Co-author of Let Them Eat Dirt, Brett Finlay speaks with UH News about raising children with microbes.
Let them Eat Dirt author speaks on microbiomes at UH Mānoa

Let them Eat Dirt author speaks on microbiomes at UH Mānoa

  • January 30, 2017
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Microbiologist Brett Finlay addresses how imbalances in microbes can lead to chronic health conditions in children.
UH Mānoa partners in National Microbiome Initiative

UH Mānoa partners in National Microbiome Initiative

  • May 26, 2016
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UH microbiome researchers are poised to get a helping hand from White House.
Beneficial bacteria in Hawaiian squid attracted to fatty acids

Beneficial bacteria in Hawaiian squid attracted to fatty acids

  • December 22, 2015
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A new study revealed that Vibrio fischeri has a novel type of receptors that sense the presence and concentration of fatty acids, a building block of all cell membranes.
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