Exposure of to low-shear modeled microgravity: effect on growth, the transcriptome and survival under stress.

Waterborne pathogenic mycobacteria can form biofilms, and certain species can cause hard-to-treat human lung infections. Astronaut health could therefore be compromised if the spacecraft environment or water becomes contaminated with pathogenic mycobacteria. This work uses to determine the physiological changes in a pathogenic mycobacteria grown under low-shear modeled microgravity (LSMMG).

Photothermolysis of lymphatic endothelial cells by gold nanoshell-mediated hyperthermia.

Tumor-associated lymphatics and lymphangiogenesis have been shown to play important roles in promoting tumor growth and metastasis. However, the lymphatic system has received much less attention as a target of intervention in cancer treatment compared to the blood vascular system. In this study, we explored the feasibility of photothermal therapy targeting the lymphatic system as a strategy for inhibiting lymphatics-mediated tumor metastasis.