Biodegradability standards measure ultimate biodegradation of polymers by exposing the
material under test to a natural microbial inoculum. Available tests developed by the …

Pesticides play a critical role in terms of agricultural output nowadays. On top of that,
pesticides provide economic support to our farmers. However, the usage of pesticides has …

Decreased snow depth resulting from global warming has the potential to significantly
impact biogeochemical cycles in cold forests. However, the specific mechanisms of how …

Acid phosphatase (ACP) is a key enzyme in the regulation of phosphate feeding in plants. In
this study, a new ACP from C. oxyacantha was isolated to homogeneity and biochemically …

The growing global market for industrial enzymes has led to a constant search for efficient,
cost-effective methods for their production. This study reports the production of invertase …

An ideal life detection instrument would have high sensitivity but be insensitive to abiotic
processes and would be capable of detecting life with alternate molecular structures. In this …

The 2-week, virtual Future of the Search for Life science and engineering workshop brought
together more than 100 scientists, engineers, and technologists in March and April 2022 to …

The lipase kinetic resolution (KR) of aryloxy-propan-2-yl acetates, via hydrolysis, produced
enantiomerically pure/enantioenriched mexiletine intermediates and analogs. Racemic …

Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are highly fluorinated synthetic organic
compounds that have been used extensively in various industries owing to their unique …

Elysia crispata is a tropical sea slug that can retain intracellular functional chloroplasts from
its algae prey, a mechanism termed kleptoplasty. This sea slug, like other gastropods …