During winemaking, in a process called malolactic fermentation (MLF), the malic acid which has a taste sharp and is often present in grapes, converts to lactic acid which has a softer taste. Other than deacidifying the wine, the aromatic and smooth taste of red wines...
Giant Unilamellar lipid Vesicles (GUVs) are lipid spherical chambers surrounded by a lipid bilayer with a size range of 1-200 micron. They are often used in artificial cells as biological membranes to recapitulate the cell wall. GUVs have been made by a wide variety of...
As the 2-3 minutes required for reading this passage is finished, 4 new deaths have happened in the world due to bacterial infection. Bacterial infection is a serious threat to human health with an estimated growth of 10 million annual deaths by 2050. On the...
The short life span of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) and its quick maturation (72 hr after laying eggs) turns this worm into a suitable model organism for developmental biology and ageing research. Development and ageing studies of C. elegans can be insightful for...
As microfluidic devices get more complicated, the need for integration with automatic control and readout devices increases. This is further emphasized in point-of-care applications where, ideally, the device operates with minimal reagent handling and supervision and does not require highly trained personnel. One of the...