Research Guides: BIOL 201: Molecules, Cells, &amp; Organisms (HC) Spring 2023: Lab Project

Will this chemical perturb growth or viability?

In ChapGPT, ask questions such as these:

What household chemicals affect the growth and/or viability of S. cerevisiae?
What foods affect the growth and/or viability of S. cerevisiae?
What over-the-counter medications affect the growth and/or viability of S. cerevisiae?

Example:

Antibiotics: Antibiotics such as tetracycline and ampicillin can inhibit the growth of S. cerevisiae. These drugs are typically used to target bacterial infections, but they can also have an effect on other microorganisms.

I know that cranberries have antibacterial properties, so I assume that cranberries might inhibit the the growth of S. cerevisiae.
Since ChatGPT is not a reliable source, I confirm my assumption with credible literature.
In Pubmed or Google Scholar, I do a search such as this:
(cranberry OR vaccinium macrocarpon) AND (s cerevisiae OR saccharomyces cerevisiae) AND (growth OR viability OR toxicity)

Sticking with the cranberry example, try a search in google such as this:

cranberry OR vaccinium macrocarpon toxic* human

NOTE: Google assumes the word AND, but you have to type the word OR.

And yet more on cranberries...

In google: cranberry juice daily consumption

NOTE: For google searches, try domain searching with site:.edu or site:.gov for more reliable results.