Pioneering microbiome science aims for breakthroughs at UH center
UH’s microbiome center has developed an insectary, microscopy and genomic analysis cores that benefit research across disciplines.
Endangered Hawaiian picture-winged flies a key piece to restoring ecosystem
Scientists from UH and DLNR are working together to re-establish picture-winged fly populations, including Drosophila hemipeza, an endangered species.
Undergraduate investigates pollution’s effect on watershed microbes
The findings suggest that caffeine degrades in concentration from the inland portion of the stream to the nearshore and it may have an impact on microbial metabolism.
Waimea Valley ‘bioblitz’ unlocks microbial, environmental understanding
A team of researchers conducted a monumental field expedition by sampling more than 3,000 microbes and microbiomes from Waimea Valley.
Food preservatives kill mouth microbes, UH Maui students find
UH Maui College students show sulfites decrease microbes in the mouth.
Bacteria make a beeline to escape tight spaces
A UH study revealed that bacteria alter their swimming patterns when they get into tight spaces—making a beeline to escape from confinement.
Microbes play critical role in climate change in new report
UH Mānoa oceanographer David Karl, and more than 30 experts from diverse disciplines, illuminating how microbes can help us adapt to climate change.
How do diverse microbes co-exist with scarce resources?
Researchers found the coexistence of diverse microbes in the open ocean is made possible by staggering the timing of nutrient uptake.
$2.5M for food-chain microbiome research could impact agriculture, biofuel systems
The project will examine how symbiotic microbes contribute to the efficiency of food webs, and how food webs determine the composition of symbiotic microbes.
Squids in space! Hawaiian squid tied to UH lab visits space station
UH alumna Jamie Foster sent more than 120 baby Hawaiian bobtail squid born from a mother squid collected at Maunalua Bay to the International Space Station.
