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Astronomers Trace Galaxy Flows Across 700 Million Light Years

Everything in our universe moves, but the timescales needed to see motion are often vastly greater than human lifetimes.

An On-Off Switch For Gene Editing

New, reversible CRISPR method can control gene expression while leaving underlying DNA sequence unchanged.

Fast-Spinning Black Holes Narrow The Search For Dark Matter Particles

Certain ultralight bosons would be expected to put the brakes on black holes, but new results show no such slowdown.

Study May Advance Control Strategies for Cattle Killer

A deadly parasite in cattle may initially infect animals with multiple strains of the disease Bovine Anaplasmosis at the same time, according to a study led by Washington State University researchers.

One-Third Of Hospitalized Hawaiʻi Youth Are Obese

One in three hospitalized youth in Hawaiʻi had obesity, underscoring the need for greater attention to obesity in the inpatient setting and targeted interventions to reduce obesity among younger hospitalized patients.

How Do Diverse Microbes Co-Exist With Scarce Resources?

The coexistence of diverse microbes in the open ocean is made possible by staggering the timing of nutrient uptake, according to a study published in Nature Ecology and Evolution by a group of researchers from 13 institutions, including the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

UH-Discovered Earth Trojan Asteroid Largest To Date

An asteroid bigger than the Mānoa campus at the University of Hawaiʻi, discovered by a UH Institute for Astronomy (IfA) telescope atop Haleakalā, Maui, is only the second-known object of its kind ever found.

New Marine Phytoplankton Species Have Symbiont That Produces Their ‘Fertilizer’

The discovery of two new and unusual species of diatoms (phytoplankton) in Hawaiian waters was announced by a team of University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers in the Department of Oceanography’s Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education (C-MORE), along with collaborators at the University of California Santa Cruz, and California State University San Marcos.

Predatory Phytoplankton Key To Understanding Ocean Ecosystem

A team of researchers have spent years taming mysterious marine microbes from the open ocean to grow in a lab, to investigate their feeding habits.

Breakthrough In CRISPR May Lead To More Effective And Safer Gene Editing

CRISPR CRISPR has great potential within disease control due to its ability to modify our DNA. New research can prevent situations where CRISPR edits the wrong genes.

Identification of Brucella Protein Could Lead to Infection Treatment

The bacteria that cause brucellosis need to steal food from their hosts’ bodies to survive, and Washington State University researchers may have identified an accomplice: a protein in the host cell.

Ancient Atmospheric Oxygen Sleuthing With Ocean Chromium

Findings show how the trace metal is chemically altered in the anoxic, modern ocean and provide the basis for investigating paleorecords of atmosphere composition shifts.

Mice Naturally Engage In Physical Distancing, Study Finds

MIT neuroscientists have identified a brain circuit that stops mice from mating with others that appear to be sick.

Frequent Travel Could Make You 7% Happier

People dreaming of travel post-COVID-19 now have some scientific data to support their wanderlust.

UCPH Research Fights Life-Threatening Infections In Lymphoma Patients

RESEARCH Skin lymphoma can lead to severe and even deadly infections. New research from the University of Copenhagen paves the way for prevention.

Cannabis Use Both Helps and Hurts Entrepreneurial Creativity

When entrepreneurs dream up ideas for new businesses, cannabis use might help, and hinder, their creativity, according to a new study in the Journal of Business Venturing by Washington State University researchers.

Teen Mentored By UH Astronomers Publishes Solar Research

Lucy Will’s fascination with the unknown swirling within our vast universe fueled her mission to decipher its mysteries.

Domestic Visitors Willing To Pay More For Sustainable Tourism

To help Hawaiʻi’s tourism industry recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, new research from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa suggests a potentially under-utilized form of revenue that visitors are actually willing to pay for: sustainable experiences.

Synthetic Mucus Can Mimic The Real Thing

An MIT team has created polymers that replicate the structure of mucins, the molecules that give mucus its unique antimicrobial properties.

Oktoberfest Memories Increase Life-Satisfaction, Customer Loyalty

No one went to Oktoberfest in 2020, but chances are those who attended in the past are still thinking about it.