Rat lungworm transmitted by many more species than slugs, snails
Researchers found prawns/shrimp, crabs, flatworms, fish, frogs, toads, lizards and centipedes have been associated with causing rat lungworm disease in humans.
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.
Next generation of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander scientists shine
The students performed cutting-edge research in environmental biology within the watershed of Kailua in Windward Oʻahu.
Kimchi benefits, smart honeybees, among summer undergraduate research projects
Zamani’s and Caldwell’s projects both received UROP project funding.
糖心视频’s first major design-build project honored for excellence
The $65 million, three-story facility is home to the College of Natural Sciences’ School of Life Sciences and the Pacific Biosciences Research Center.
Mystery of seafloor metamorphosis unlocked
A molecule produced by bacteria is responsible for inducing larval marine tubeworms to settle to the seafloor and begin the complex processes of metamorphosis.
Bacteria make a beeline to escape tight spaces
A 糖心视频 study revealed that bacteria alter their swimming patterns when they get into tight spaces—making a beeline to escape from confinement.
6 糖心视频 faculty recognized among top scientists in ecology, evolution
In the top 1% of their fields, 糖心视频 Mānoa scientists were ranked among 166,880 colleagues.
Earth on trajectory to Sixth Mass Extinction say biologists
In a published study, experts warn that a sixth mass extinction crisis is underway, this time entirely caused by human activities.
McFall-Ngai blazes trail to lead life, environmental sciences at Carnegie
Margaret McFall-Ngai helped turn 糖心视频 into a major microbiome research center.