Biologists Develop New Defense in Fight Against Crop Infections
Approach finds immunity lost through breeding and artificial gene selection
Pathogens
Can Chickpea Genes Save Mustard Seeds from Blight Disease?
Alternaria blight caused by fungal pathogen devastates Brassica crops such as cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, and mustard seed
How Diarrhea Pathogens Switch into Attack Mode at Body Temperature
In a recent study, researchers examined so-called RNA thermometers, which signal to the bacteria whether they are in the host
Researchers Discover Zebrafish Are Resistant to Eye Infection
A recent study showed that while humans require only 10 to 100 ‘bugs’ to cause endophthalmitis, and mice require 5,000 before infection, in zebrafish, even 250,000 bacteria won’t cause the eye infection
Researchers Highlight Progress and Challenges of Phloem Research
Phloem-feeding insects and pathogens cause tremendous economic losses worldwide and represent some of the most difficult pests to understand due to their specialized feeding strategies
Research Brief: Origin of Deadly Wheat Pathogen Revealed
One particular strain of the stem rust fungus, dubbed "Ug99," threatens the global wheat supply because it can attack more than 80 percent of all varieties planted across the world.
Why Have so Many New Diseases Developed in the Bagged Salads Sector?
As this industry grows dynamically, so does the number of new diseases
New Research Reveals That a Human Stomach Pathogen Is Attracted to Bleach
Researchers at the University of Oregon believe the bleach-sensing mechanism could serve as a strategy for some bacterial pathogens to colonize and persist in inflamed tissue
'Intensive' Beekeeping Not to Blame for Common Bee Diseases
Intensive agriculture—where animals or plants are kept crowded together in very high densities—is thought to result in higher rates of disease spreading
New Vulnerability Found in Major Human Viruses
Structural feature may lead to antivirals for the common cold, polio, and other pathogens