Acidification Activates ERp44—A Molecular Litmus Test for Protein Assembly

Host-parasite interactions: a litmus test for ocean acidification?

The effects of ocean acidification (OA) on marine species and ecosystems have received significant scientific attention in the past 10 years. However, to date, the effects of OA on host-parasite interactions have been largely ignored. As parasites play a multidimensional role in the regulation of marine population, community, and ecosystem dynamics, this knowledge gap may result in an incomplet...

A Simple Litmus Test for Aldehyde Oxidase Metabolism of Heteroarenes

The bioavailability of aromatic azaheterocyclic drugs can be affected by the activity of aldehyde oxidase (AO). Susceptibility to AO metabolism is difficult to predict computationally and can be complicated in vivo by differences between species. Here we report the use of bis(((difluoromethyl)sulfinyl)oxy)zinc (DFMS) as a source of CF2H radical for a rapid and inexpensive chemical "litmus test"...

DipTest: A litmus test for E. coli detection in water

We have developed a new litmus paper test (DipTest) for detecting Escherichia coli (E. coli) in water samples by performing enzymatic reactions directly on the porous paper substrate. The paper strip consists of a long narrow piece of cellulose blotting paper coated with chemoattractant (at bottom edge), wax hydrophobic barrier (at the top edge), and custom formulated chemical reagents (at reac...

The Abuse Litmus Test: A Classroom Tool to Assess Power and Control in On-Screen Relationships: Abuse Litmus Test for On-Screen Relationships

Despite university efforts and recent evidencebased interventions to reduce campus sexual assault, few systematic approaches have addressed how media depictions of sex and romance that inundate young adults via popular culture help to develop and sustain attitudes and behaviors that tolerate sexual abuse and intimate partner violence as normative. We introduce a feminist-informed pedagogical to...

'End of life care is a litmus test for the whole of the NHS'.