Introduction pages, Notulae Scientia Biologicae 14(3), 2022

Notulae Scientia Biologicae (http://www.notulaebiologicae.ro), Issue 3, Volume 14, 2022: The papers published in this issue represent interesting novelties in different topics of life science. Among the exciting research or reviews, we invite readers to find news about: Micropropagation and potential of bioactive compounds of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) for nutrition and health; Anatomical, physiological, biochemical and molecular responses of Eucalyptus spp. under water deficit conditions and characteristics of Tunisian arid species; Escherichia coli infection, a negative prognostic factor on the evolution of patients with surgical diseases; Biological characteristics and mortality in patients with diabetes and COVID-19; The influence of Staphylococcus infections on the evolution of hospitalized patients: The experience of the surgical department of IRGH Cluj-Napoca; Parquetina nigrescens leaf infusion: a food-based approach for the management of diet-induced iron deficiency in weanling rats; Evaluation of the effects of calabash chalk on the haematological profile of Wistar rats; Inhibitory potential of rutin on lipopolysaccharide-induced toxicity and inflammatory response of raw U937 cells and macrophages; Hypoglycemic and in vitro antioxidant activities of Stereospermum kunthianum stem bark hydromethanol extract; Polyploidization and speciation: patterns of natural hybridization and gene flow in basil (Ocimum spp.); Increasing liana biomass and carbon stocks in tropical dry evergreen forests of southern India.