peroxide

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"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

Experiments confirmed that hydrogen peroxide alone could cause isolated crystals to spin, even outside the parasite.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

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

Hydrogen peroxide is abundant within the small compartment that houses the crystals, and the parasite naturally produces it as a byproduct.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

I brush my teeth, curl my hair, manicure my nails and dab peroxide on my upper lip to bleach the black hairs—all this in less than half an hour.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank