Coordinated national and global effort needed to understand Earth’s microbiome
Recent publications co-authored by UH Mānoa researcher Margaret McFall-Ngai urge governments to support coordinated research effort on microbiomes.
Bond gene in fruit flies controls fertility of rival males
Pacific Biosciences Research Center researchers identified a single gene in fruit flies that controls male pheromone production, male fertility and, surprisingly, the fertility of rival males.
Research shows catastrophic invertebrate extinction in Hawaiʻi and globally
New study provides rigorous assessment of extinction of invertebrates in Hawaiʻi.
New research uncovers brain circuit in fruit fly that detects anti-aphrodisiac
UH Mānoa research finds brain circuit in male fruit flies that controls mating decisions.
New technology helps researchers trace origins of codfish decline
Scientists at UH Mānoa use new molecular techniques to identify how climate change affects the copepod, a key food source for cod.
Marine tubeworms need nudge to transition from larvae state
Researchers at UH Mānoa’s Kewalo Marine Laboratory have discovered a biological trigger behind the biofouling buildup.
Study links box jellyfish abundance and environmental variability
UH Mānoa researchers publish an analysis of 14 years of monthly jellyfish collection data in PLOS ONE.
Scholarships awarded for ocean leadership practicum
Four UH Mānoa Pacific Biosciences Research Center students awarded scholarships to attend the Ocean Leadership Practicum held in California.
Box jellyfish research breakthrough by Mānoa biochemist
UH Mānoa Angel Yanagihara has developed a medicine that effectively treats the sting of a box jellyfish.
Recently released research developments
Research roundup: recent papers announce developments in lab protocols and technologies related to viruses and bacteria—good, innocuous and bad.
