Cryopreservation is crucial to fields including immune and stem cell therapies, reproductive
technology, blood banking, regenerative medicine and across all biotechnology. During …

Cryopreservation plays an important role in prolonging the cell viability, but non-negligible
cytotoxicity of cryoprotectants restrains its further development in many areas with safety …

Adapting to changes in food availability is a central challenge for survival. Glucose is an
important resource for energy production, and therefore many organisms synthesize and …

Background Freezing, as a common method of food preservation, has been widely used in
the food industry. However, with further research, the drawbacks it brings (such as ice crystal …

Recent findings have reported the reason why some living beings are able to withstand the
huge thermal amplitudes between winter and summer in their natural habitats. They are able …

From trauma wards to chemotherapy, red blood cells are essential in modern medicine.
Current methods to bank red blood cells typically use glycerol (40 wt%) as a cryoprotective …

Thermal sensitivity is a crucial determinant of insect abundance and distribution. The way it
is measured can have a critical influence on the conclusions made. Diamondback moth …

Drosophila, like most insects, are susceptible to low temperatures, and will succumb to
temperatures above the freezing point of their hemolymph. For these insects, cold exposure …

Abstract A novel 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3-heptafluorobutyl chloroformate reagent (HFBCF) was
examined for in-situ derivatization of amino-carboxylic metabolites in human urine. The …

The demand for high-quality apples remains strong throughout the year, as they are one of
the top three most popular fruits globally. However, the apple industry faces challenges in …