Cell, Small Animal
In the pursuit of advancing immunotherapy, researchers are constantly seeking safer, more accessible methods to cultivate potent immune cells. A recent study published in Anticancer Research investigates whether X-ray irradiation can effectively replace γ-irradiation for inactivating K562 feeder cells—an essential step in expanding human natural killer (NK) cells.
Cannabis
Even cannabis products which are lab tested and sold in dispensaries can develop mold. Temperature, light, humidity and air circulation all play a role in the development of mold. It is harmful to ingest moldy cannabis…
Cannabis
Mold is a group of microorganisms that grow in humid and damp surroundings with poor air ventilation, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It reproduces by generating small, light, fungal spores…
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CDRH stands for the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH). Performance Standards for Ionizing Radiation Emitting Products can be found at CDRH 21CFR1020.40
Food, Sterile Insect Technique
Full Title – Effects of X-ray treatments on pathogenic bacteria, inherent microflora, color, and firmness on whole cantaloupe. Mahmoud BS. Source Coastal Research & Extension Center, Mississippi State University, Pascagoula, MS 39567, United States. bm547@msstate.edu Abstract...
Small Animal
To determine the efficacy of X-ray processes in inactivating L. monocytogenes levels in smoked catfish during storage at 5°C and to determine the effects of X-ray doses on controlling the growth of spoilage bacteria on smoked catfish during storage at 5°C for up to 5 weeks.
Blood, Cannabis, Cell, Food, NDT, Sterile Insect Technique
Kishor Mehta, Andrew Parker Insect Pest Control Laboratory, Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria Received 19 February 2010; Accepted 22 August 2010. Available online 27 August 2010. Abstract: The Insect Pest...
Blood, Cannabis, Cell, Food, NDT, Small Animal, Sterile Insect Technique, Viral
While gamma rays have been a reliable source, the isotopes, primarily cobalt-60 and cesium-137, used to generate these gamma rays have come under heavy scrutiny worldwide in recent years. To quote the abstract of a recent publication, “Recent fears of terrorism have provoked an increase in delays...