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Microfluidics for food and nutrition applications (2024)
Book Chapter
Ekonomou, S. I., Kyriakoudi, A., Saad, S., Mourtzinos, I., & Stratakos, A. C. (2024). Microfluidics for food and nutrition applications. In D. A. Lamprou, & E. Weaver (Eds.), Microfluidics in Pharmaceutical Sciences: Formulation, Drug Delivery, Screening, and Diagnostics (335-357). Springer (part of Springer Nature). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-60717-2_14

Fluid flow at the micro- and nanoscale exhibits unique phenomena that can be used to create components suitable for conducting biological studies. This chapter provides an overview of the current state-of-the-art microfluidic technology applications... Read More about Microfluidics for food and nutrition applications.

Admissibility of forensic evidence and expert witnesses (2024)
Book Chapter
Nsiah Amoako, E. (2024). Admissibility of forensic evidence and expert witnesses. In Forensic Evidence Processing in Gender-Based Violence Cases: Handbook for Criminal Justice Practitioners (91-96). Vienna, Austria: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

In GBVAW cases, where forensic evidence will likely form part of the evidence for the prosecution, an expert in the specific evidence type (such as a DNA expert) will be required to assess the evidence in the context of the case to help the court dec... Read More about Admissibility of forensic evidence and expert witnesses.

The role and function of the Forensic Science Regulator in the UK (2024)
Book Chapter
Nsiah Amoako, E. (in press). The role and function of the Forensic Science Regulator in the UK. In Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine. (3rd ed). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-443-21441-7.00234-x

A Forensic Science Regulator's (FSR) role was established in England and Wales at a time when the UK forensic science sector was undergoing significant structural changes that would introduce commercialization—a system of direct charging for forensic... Read More about The role and function of the Forensic Science Regulator in the UK.

Rahnella (2024)
Book Chapter
Brady, C. L., & Denman, S. (2024). Rahnella. In M. Trujillo, S. Dedysh, P. DeVos, B. Hedlund, P. Kämpfer, F. Rainey, & W. Whitman (Eds.), Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. John Wiley and Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.gbm01164.pub2

Rahnella species are ubiquitous in the environment, regularly isolated from water, soil, and woody tree hosts as well as occasionally from human clinical samples. Cells are Gram stain negative, facultatively anaerobic, and motile rods. Species are ps... Read More about Rahnella.

An exploration of the direct biological targets of molecular hydrogen (2024)
Book Chapter
Hancock, J., May, J. E., LeBaron, T. W., Punampalam, R., & Russell, G. (2024). An exploration of the direct biological targets of molecular hydrogen. In J. Slezak, & B. Kura (Eds.), Molecular Hydrogen in Health and Disease (21-38). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47375-3

Molecular hydrogen (H2), supplied either as a gas or in a solution, has been gaining popularity as a treatment for a variety of conditions and diseases. For example, it has been suggested to be beneficial for neurodegenerative diseases, to ease the i... Read More about An exploration of the direct biological targets of molecular hydrogen.

Kosakonia (2024)
Book Chapter
Brady, C. L. (2024). Kosakonia. In M. Trujillo, S. Dedysh, P. DeVos, B. Hedlund, P. Kämpfer, F. Rainey, & W. Whitman (Eds.), Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. John Wiley and Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.gbm02043

Species within the genus Kosakonia are primarily plant-growth-promoting bacteria, able to fix nitrogen and improve crop yield. However, several species have also been isolated from clinical samples and are thought to cause rare incidences of disease.... Read More about Kosakonia.

Lelliottia (2024)
Book Chapter
Brady, C. L. (2024). Lelliottia. In M. Trujillo, S. Dedysh, P. DeVos, B. Hedlund, P. Kämpfer, F. Rainey, & W. Whitman (Eds.), Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. John Wiley and Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.gbm02044

The genus Lelliottia includes species regularly isolated from water, soil, spoiled fruit and vegetables, elm trees suffering from “wetwood” disease, and also from clinical samples. Cells are Gram-stain-negative, facultatively anaerobic, motile rods.... Read More about Lelliottia.

Audiences for science-theatre: Valued but under-explored (2023)
Book Chapter
Almeida, C., & Weitkamp, E. (in press). Audiences for science-theatre: Valued but under-explored. In Routledge Companion to Performance and Science. Routledge

Despite the growing interest in science-theatre, its audiences remain an under-researched topic within the field of science communication. Therefore, we know relatively little about audience engagement with science-theatre in this context. In this ch... Read More about Audiences for science-theatre: Valued but under-explored.

Bacteriophage taxonomy: A continually evolving discipline (2023)
Book Chapter
Adriaenssens, E. M., Turner, D., Lehman, S. M., Adriaenssens, E. M., Lehman, S. M., Kropinski, A. M., …Kropinski, A. M. (2023). Bacteriophage taxonomy: A continually evolving discipline. In J. Azeredo, & S. Sillankorva (Eds.), In Bacteriophage Therapy: From Lab to Clinical Practice (27-45). Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-3523-0_3

While taxonomy is an often underappreciated branch of science, it serves very important roles. Bacteriophage taxonomy has evolved from a discipline based mainly on morphology, characterized by the work of David Bradley and Hans-Wolfgang Ackermann, to... Read More about Bacteriophage taxonomy: A continually evolving discipline.

H2S priming and plant abiotic stress tolerance (2023)
Book Chapter
Silveira, N. M., Hancock, J., Machado, E. C., & Ribeiro, R. V. (2023). H2S priming and plant abiotic stress tolerance. In Plant Gasotransmiitters and Molecules with Hormonal Activity (245-262). Elsevier Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-99035-6.00008-7

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is an emerging multitasking signaling molecule involved in plant responses to many abiotic stresses, promoting tolerance and growth under limiting conditions. There is experimental evidence of cross talk between H2S and nitric... Read More about H2S priming and plant abiotic stress tolerance.

Reactive oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur species cellular crosstalk (2023)
Book Chapter
Ziogas, V., Hancock, J. T., & Corpas, F. J. (2024). Reactive oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur species cellular crosstalk. In Oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur species in post-harvest physiology of horticultural crops (247-271). Elsevier Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-91798-8.00001-1

Accumulating data highlight the fact that nitric oxide (NO), hydrogen sulfide (H2S), and reactive oxygen species (ROS) act as intercellular key signaling molecules in plants. These molecules act in a well-orchestrated manner that regulates cells redo... Read More about Reactive oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur species cellular crosstalk.

Molecular hydrogen as a beneficial postharvest treatment (2023)
Book Chapter
Hancock, J. T., LeBaron, T. W., May, J., Thomas, A., Zulfiqar, F., & Russell, G. (2024). Molecular hydrogen as a beneficial postharvest treatment. In V. Ziogas, & F. J. Corpas (Eds.), Oxygen, Nitrogen and Sulfur Species in Post-Harvest Physiology of Horticultural Crops (303-318). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-91798-8.00011-4

Molecular hydrogen (H2) has been shown to have significant effects in plants, especially during stress responses. H2 treatment can be used as a gas or as an H2-enriched solution, often termed hydrogen-rich water (HRW). Cellular effects of H2 are ofte... Read More about Molecular hydrogen as a beneficial postharvest treatment.

Pluralibacter (2023)
Book Chapter
Brady, C. (2023). Pluralibacter. In Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. United Kingdom: John Wiley and Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.gbm02045

Pluralibacter species are regularly isolated from clinical samples, cosmetics, environmental sources including water, and vegetables and cereals as well as pear trees suffering from brown leaf spot disease. Cells are Gram-negative, facultatively anae... Read More about Pluralibacter.

Teaching data analysis to life scientists using “R” statistical software: Challenges, opportunities, and effective methods (2023)
Book Chapter
Mirra, R. M., Vafidis, J., Smith, J. A., & Thomas, R. J. (2023). Teaching data analysis to life scientists using “R” statistical software: Challenges, opportunities, and effective methods. In Teaching Biostatistics in Medicine and Allied Health Sciences (167-187). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26010-0_12

Data analysis is one of the most important and empowering transferable skills that a scientist can possess; yet many life scientists find statistics a daunting subject that they perceive as difficult to master. In this paper, we reflect on our experi... Read More about Teaching data analysis to life scientists using “R” statistical software: Challenges, opportunities, and effective methods.

Active listening: Learning through interviewing (2023)
Book Chapter
Glester, A., & Wilkinson, C. (2023). Active listening: Learning through interviewing. In S. Rowland, & L. Kuchel (Eds.), Teaching Science Students to Communicate: A Practical Guide (451-456). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91628-2_57

Active Listening is a concept borrowed from counseling and conflict resolution; it makes for better interviews and better interviewers. Students entering the workplace can effectively use Active Listening in many aspects of their work from science wr... Read More about Active listening: Learning through interviewing.