peroxide

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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

This process continuously produces hydrogen peroxide, a highly reactive oxygen species capable of damaging living tissue.

From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026

At bedtime we’d shake a little baking soda into the palm of one hand, mix in a dash of hydrogen peroxide, then use our fingers to clean our teeth with the fizzing paste.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls