Page 7 - Microbiology and Life Science News
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May 31, 2021It has been over a year since the COVID-19 global pandemic swept headlines. Mandates to minimize exposure saw people spending more time working, schooling, and reimagining the home space. Long overdue projects to drive efficiencies, organize, and beautify dominated our to-do lists. With vaccination efforts progressing, many folks are visiting friends or family for the first time in months, and invitations to “come to our house – we’ve remodeled!” are commonplace. What to bring: wine or a house plant?
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May 31, 2021How often do you or your colleagues perform TEER (Transepithelial-Transendothelial Electrical Resistance) assays in a given week, and how confident are you in your results?
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April 19, 2021Change a habit, plant a tree or fill a garbage bag on your local hiking trail April 22 (and every day after).
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January 18, 2021It’s a 20 minute drive south from UC San Diego, through San Diego proper, to the salt pools at the South Bay Salt Works. The Salt Works comprises 28 ponds of various sizes and salinities, making it an ideal laboratory for the study of biomass distribution across multiple environments. The ponds range from the salinity of the ocean to the point where certain salts reach saturation and start to precipitate out of the brine.
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October 12, 2020Sewage and wastewater help in the fight against COVID-19. The World Health Organization declared SARS-CoV-2, known as COVID-19, a worldwide pandemic in March 2020. The world health organization has since reported 35.3 million cases and over 1 million deaths. Despite widespread efforts to social distance, wear masks, and reduce travel, infection rates keep climbing. Infectious disease researchers and public health officials are using new tools to get ahead of this deadly virus.
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June 24, 2020It’s known that air pollution is a contributing factor to a vast majority of respiratory health issues [1], so it’s not surprising that researchers are exploring the relationship between areas with high air pollution and the elevated health risks associated with COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus. For those already facing compromised health conditions, current environmental challenges coupled with the emergence of the virus adds a significant layer of risk.
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April 13, 2020Earth Day, celebrated globally on April 22, developed to support environmental issues and promote world peace. The theme for Earth Day 2020 is climate action.
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March 03, 2020
Recently declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), the disease named COVID-19 (Coronavirus 2019) continues to spread rapidly across and within international borders. For the most accurate and up to date information on COVID-19, please visit the CDC or WHO websites. Our thoughts go out to everyone who has been impacted by the virus.
At the Sterlitech HQ, we are regularly monitoring updates and taking extra precautions in accordance with the CDC guidelines to ensure a safe and healthy workspace for our team, including implementing additional and frequent sanitation procedures, conducting meetings online, and working remotely.
During this time of uncertainty, we want to assure you that our systems and services are at full functionality. We are committed to continuing to deliver the same level of customer service and support that you have come to expect from Sterlitech. With testing of COVID-19 now available on a wider scale, we can
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January 13, 2020Ultrafine particles (UFPs) belong to a class of primary air pollutants called particulate matter (PM). Other types of PM include coarse particulate matter (PM10) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5). With a diameter of 0.1 micron or less, UFPs are the smallest known particles of PM. To put its relative size into perspective, UFPs measure 700 times smaller than the average diameter of a human hair.
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August 09, 2019Home to some 10.5 million residents, the City of Chennai off the coast of Bengal Bay in southeastern India is currently facing its worst water crisis yet, dubbed as Day Zero.[1] The coastal city is the first to fall victim to day zero as its four main water reservoirs have gone dry.
