Chagas disease (CD) caused by Trypanosoma cruzi remains a Neglected Tropical Disease with limited access to diagnosis and treatment, particularly for chronically infected patients.Clinical trials are underway to improve treatment using new drugs or different regimens, and Real-Time PCR is used to assess the parasitological response as a surrogate b
The plant hormones ethylene and cytokinin influence many processes; sometimes they act cooperatively, other times antagonistically.To study their Inline - Wheels Court antagonistic interaction, we used the cotyledons of etiolated, intact seedlings of Arabidopsis thaliana.We focused on cell division and expansion, because both processes are quantifi
Indigenous peoples in Canada have resisted centuries of colonial harm.In response to their resurgence and calls for justice, Canada is now on what is likely to be a long and winding truth and reconciliation journey.To help monitor perceptions of reconciliation progress in a good way, our team of Indigenous and non-Indigenous researchers created the
The pink discoloration in coconut water is a result of the initial enzymatic action of polyphenol oxidase (PPO) on the phenolic substrates which are naturally present in the product.Activity of the enzyme is further enhanced by metal contamination such as copper and exposure of the product to high temperature during its processing and storage.The o