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Posted on 08.27.26
Menthol: A fresh look at peppermint compound for leukemia research
Leukemia is characterized by uncontrolled proliferation of abnormal leukocytes. The use of natural products has shown potential against several cancer cell lines in vitro. Peppermint (Mentha piperita) has been used as a traditional me...
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Posted on 07.08.26
Sowing seeds of innovation in plant research
Plant biotechnology research innovations may involve trait enhancement using genetic engineering and molecular breeding to improve properties such as crop yield, drought tolerance, pest resistance, and nutritional quality. Plant genom...
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Posted on 06.03.26
Susceptibility testing of pathogenic microbe found in food samples
Staphylococcus epidermidis causes significant healthcare-associated infections. The most significant obstacles to treatment are due to antibiotic resistance and biofilm formation. This bacterium belongs to a group called coagulase-neg...
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Posted on 05.13.26
Antimicrobials and strategies for biofilm research
What is a biofilm? A biofilm is a population of microorganisms in a self-created extracellular matrix. Most bacteria in nature exist in a biofilm, such as in seawater, groundwater, soil, and ocean sediments. Several pathogenic b...