peroxide

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This type of propulsion is well known in aerospace engineering, where hydrogen peroxide is used as a fuel to launch spacecraft, but it had not previously been identified in a biological system.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

When parasites were grown under low-oxygen conditions, which reduces hydrogen peroxide production, the crystals slowed to about half their usual speed, despite the parasites otherwise remaining healthy.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

"We think that the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide likely makes an important contribution to reducing cellular stress," Sigala says.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

Compared with normal tissue, cancer cells tend to be more acidic and contain higher levels of hydrogen peroxide.

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026

She dabbed at his face with a cotton ball soaked in peroxide.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai