South Korean researchers led by Lee In-suk of Yonsei University have reported the most complete oral microbiome catalog to date, with more than 72,000 genomes. Detailed in Cell Host & Microbe on Nov. 12, 2025, the database is expected to serve as a universal platform for academia and enable “precision microbiome medicine” for the industry, Lee told BioWorld.
South Korean researchers led by Lee In-suk of Yonsei University have reported the most complete oral microbiome catalog to date, with more than 72,000 genomes. Detailed in Cell Host & Microbe on Nov. 12, 2025, the database is expected to serve as a universal platform for academia and enable “precision microbiome medicine” for the industry, Lee told BioWorld.
Hearing loss is a major global health challenge, affecting over 5% of the population and largely lacking effective biological therapies. Mutations in KCNQ4, which encodes the Kv7.4 potassium channel essential for outer hair cell function, are a leading cause of autosomal dominant, non-syndromic hearing loss (DFNA2).
