sterility

Tracy Long’s project, titled Mamo, questions the sterility and uniformity of prefab design by adding layers of patina, warmth and natural connection to its modular system.

Bana was intoxicated by his environment — so much so that he wouldn’t want to go back to the sterility of a soundstage.

Where the aged tree’s limbs once exploded into violet, singed branches crisscrossed in colorless sterility like an unfinished painting.

Most recently, drug company Brassica Pharma recalled four eye ointments sold in stores, including Walmart and CVS, after a Food and Drug Administration inspection flagged potential sterility issues.

"The transition is highly conserved in almost everything from insects to humans. Defects in this process can also cause male sterility in humans."