Ha Eun-mi (Graduate School, Molecular Life Sciences) and Professor Lee Won-jae (Molecular Life Sciences) discovered that when bacteria increase in the intestines, the body uses the Duox enzyme, a bacteria- controlling enzyme, to make active oxygen. Thus the body can sterilize harmful bacteria, paving the way for curing diseases like enteritis. Her thesis titled ?irect Role for Dual oxidase in Drosophila gut immunity?was published in ?cience?magazine on Nov. 4.
