A novel laboratory model was designed to study the arsenic (As) biotransformation potential of the microalgae and sp. and the cyanobacterium . The Algae were treated under different concentrations of As(III) to check their growth, toxicity optimization, and volatilization potential.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn forensic pathology, solving the crime mystery of death due to drowning still remains a challenging issue. The amalgamation of autopsy findings and comparative study of diatoms recovered from the victim's body organs and suspected drowning site help to decipher the cause of death due to drowning or post-mortem immersion. Since the correct interpretation of the cause of death is an important criterion to provide justice to the victim, therefore, the main objective of our study is to throw light on the application of photoautotrophic micro-algal organisms, known as Diatoms, in solving seven cases of victims whose bodies were recovered from various water bodies of Himachal Pradesh, India.
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFγ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a free amino acid, which helps to counteract biotic and abiotic stresses in plants. In the present study, two concentrations of GABA, i.e.
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