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Margaret McFall-Ngai helped turn UH into a major microbiome research center.

Healthy-looking frog held by researcher in the field. (Photo credit: Andrea Jani) Just as beneficial microbes in the human gut can be affected by antibiotics, diet interventions and other disturbances, the microbiomes of other animals can also be upset. In a rare study, a researcher with the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology ( SOEST), determined the skin microbiome of an endangered frog was altered when the frogs were infected by a specific fungus...

Healthy-looking frog held by researcher in the field. (Photo credit: Andrea Jani)Just as beneficial microbes in the human gut can be affected by...

In a rare study published this week, Andrea Jani, a researcher with the University of Hawaii at Mānoa, determined the skin microbiome of an endangered frog was altered when the frogs were infected by a specific fungus, and it didnt recover to its initial state even when the frog was cured of the infection.

KSL TV SALT LAKE CITY — Minorities are one of the hardest-hit populations during the pandemic, and that is why a Utah group is building trust with them through an online information campaign. There was certainly a lot to celebrate this week as health care workers across Utah started getting the first vaccinations. But there is a lingering wariness in minority communities. "Theres a lot of mistrust, just from past experiences," said Oreta Tupola, who works with community health workers through...