"Starvation conditions" refers to a situation where there is a lack of food or nourishment for a prolonged period of time, leading to extreme hunger and suffering. Full definition
From the perspective of a bioengineer interested in converting glucose input into lipid output, the development of a thicker cell wall under starvation conditions represents wasted carbon that would otherwise be used for lipid production. (pnnl.gov)
The authors found that in space, bacteria expressed more genes associated with starvation conditions, including genes encoding proteins for amino acid synthesis, glucose breakdown and use of alternative carbon sources. (sciencedaily.com)
She treated the protein - degradation deficient strain with a chemical that induces random mutations, then screened these mutated strains in a two - step procedure: she first isolated all the strains that had trouble surviving starvation conditions, then she examined their vacuoles under the microscope to hone in on those with autophagy defects. (genestogenomes.org)