peroxide

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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

"This hydrogen peroxide decomposition has been used to power large-scale rockets," says Erica Hastings, PhD, postdoctoral fellow in biochemistry in the SFESOM.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

When E. faecalis is present in a wound, the hydrogen peroxide it produces causes oxidative stress in nearby human skin cells.

From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026

These altered bacteria produced much less hydrogen peroxide and were no longer able to block wound healing.

From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026

I pour on peroxide till the whole line bubbles white.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon