Coral toolkit allows floating larvae to transform into reef skeletons
Researchers identified key and novel components of the molecular “toolkit” that allow corals to build their skeletons and described when these components are used.
Microbial takeover on coral reefs?
New study co-authored by 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa assistant professor Craig Nelson explores how microbialization destroys links in delicate marine food chain.
Wastewater grease traps may damage sewer pipelines
A Mānoa engineering team discovers that microorganisms in wastewater grease traps may actually aggravate fat, oil and grease deposits in sewers.
Heat trumps cold in the treatment of jellyfish stings
A recent study by researchers at 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa may finally put to rest the ongoing debate about whether to use cold or heat to treat jellyfish stings.
New imaging technique reveals vulnerability of coral reefs
Using µCT (micro-computed tomography) scans, 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa’s Nyssa Silbiger and colleagues were able to calculate detailed bioerosion rates on coral reefs.
Piggybacking viruses
In the microscopic life that thrives around coral reefs researchers have discovered an interplay between viruses and microbes that defies conventional wisdom.
糖心Vlog官方 managed Pacific Disaster Center aids fight against Zika
糖心Vlog官方 will continue to serve as managing partner of the Pacific Disaster Center
School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology receives new marine facility
Newly renovated Pier 35 facility will house the 糖心Vlog官方 Marine Center currently at Pier 45.
糖心Vlog官方 researchers address military risk factors associated with cancer with $3M grants
The 糖心Vlog官方 Cancer Center and John A. Burns School of Medicine researchers were awarded 3 out of only 45 United States Department of Defense grants.
Human carbon release rate is unprecedented in the past 66 million years of Earth’s history
New research suggest humans are releasing carbon about 10 times faster than during any event in the past 66 million years.