Researchers in the Adams School of Dentistry found that children’s microbiomes in the dental biofilm play major and previously unrecognized roles in dental disease.

György “Hínár” Schrader Polczer is a technology support analyst for the Department of Biology within the UNC College of Arts and Sciences. He has been contributing to research at Carolina for 22 years.

Zijie Yan in the College’s Department of Applied Physical Sciences is using a technology that enables precise control and manipulation of nanoparticles using shaped laser beams.

Results suggest that “natural” claims, which are used broadly and are largely unregulated, may be misleading to parents and are a large cause for public health and regulatory concern.

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