Environmental pollution of heavy metals is increasingly becoming a problem and has
become of great concern due to the adverse effects it is causing around the world. These …

The emergence of many new food products on the market with need of consumers to
constantly monitor their quality until consuming, in addition to the necessity for reducing food …

A total of 211 water samples were collected from 53 key sampling points from 5–10th July
2013 at four different depths (0 m, 2 m, 4 m, 8 m) and at different sites in the Huaihe River …

Cobalt metabolism and toxicology are summarized. The biological functions of cobalt are
updated in the light of recent understanding of cobalt interference with the sensing in almost …

A realistic picture of our world shows that it is heavily polluted everywhere. Coastal regions
and oceans are polluted by farm fertilizer, manure runoff, sewage and industrial discharges …

The colorimetric and fluorescent Schiff base sensors have proven to be powerful tools in the
detection of metal ions due to their simplicity, low cost, rapid photophysical response, high …

Background Colorectal cancer has increased in Middle Eastern countries and exposure to
environmental pollutants such as heavy metals has been implicated. However, data linking …

Cobalt is a relatively rare magnetic element with properties similar to iron and nickel. The
two valance states are cobaltous (II) and cobaltic (III) and the former is the most common …

ZIP8 (SLC39A8) belongs to the ZIP family of metal-ion transporters. Among the ZIP proteins,
ZIP8 is most closely related to ZIP14, which can transport iron, zinc, manganese, and …

Genome instability is a prerequisite for the development of cancer. It occurs when genome
maintenance systems fail to safeguard the genome's integrity, whether as a consequence of …