The biomineralization process is a mechanism inherent to all organisms of the Earth.
Throughout the decades, diverse works have reported that the origin of life is tied to crystals …

Anthropogenic solid waste can serve as a reactive substrate to adsorb and immobilize PO 4
3-to enhance the sustainability of the water-energy-food nexus due to nutrient streams being …

Direct and indirect shoot regeneration in Vanilla odorata and indirect for V. pompona are
described for the first time. Both species produce fragrant, vanillin-containing seed pods and …

Embark on a journey through time and biology as we delve into the fascinating realm of
calcium oxalate crystals in plants. From their historical roots in the 1600s to cutting-edge …

This work aims discussing the contribution of environmental and technological factors in
rock art painting preservation, based on a 3-year experimental program and two …

A droplet-based microfluidic platform is presented to study the nucleation kinetics of calcium
oxalate monohydrate (COM), the most common constituent of kidney stones, while carefully …

Hypothesis Renal calculi (kidney stones) are mainly made by calcium oxalate and can
cause different complications including malfunction of the kidney. The most important urinary …

Accurate Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate (COM) solubility measurements are essential for
elucidating the physiochemical mechanism behind the formation of kidney stones …

The functional role (s) of plant calcium oxalate (CaOx) crystals are still poorly understood.
Recently, it was shown that crystals function as dynamic carbon pools whose decomposition …

Biominerals precipitate by biological activity and are found in various organisms. In the
Cactaceae family, biominerals have been described for numerous genera and species and …