Crude oil-derived hydrocarbons constitute the largest group of environmental pollutants
worldwide. The number of reports concerning their toxicity and emphasizing the ultimate …

Microorganisms are present in oil reservoirs around the world where they degrade oil and
lead to changes in oil quality. Unfortunately, our knowledge about processes in deep oil …

This study explored the response of NO3–-N bioreduction to Cr (VI) stress, including
reduction efficiency and the pathways involved (denitrification and dissimilatory nitrate …

Multicellular tumor spheroids (MCTs) have been employed in biomedical fields owing to
their advantage in designing a three-dimensional (3D) solid tumor model. For controlling …

Oil reservoirs, being one of the significant subsurface repositories of energy and carbon,
host diverse microbial communities affecting energy production and carbon emissions …

While grounded in the hard sciences of physics, chemistry, geology, and astronomy, as well
as well-accepted principles in the life sciences, astrobiology remains the most speculative of …

Petroleum is a very complex and diverse organic mixture. Its composition depends on
reservoir location and in situ conditions and changes once crude oil is spilled into the …

Natural source zone depletion (NSZD) has emerged as a practical alternative for restoration
of light non‐aqueous phase liquid (LNAPL) sites that are in the later stages of their …

Artificial multicellular systems are gaining importance in the field of tissue engineering and
regenerative medicine. Reconstruction of complex tissue architectures in vitro is …

Surface mining of enormous oil sands deposits in northeastern Alberta, Canada since 1967
has contributed greatly to Canada's economy but has also received negative international …