Scientists have used the technology in remote locations to diagnose sick trees, and have applied it to livestock, human samples, pathogens in food, and in detecting environmental risks

A recently-published paper shows a gene found in a model plant called Arabidopsis could confer improved disease resistance in soybeans

Berkeley scientists use cryo-EM to capture alarm-sounding protein ring

Discovery could reduce food waste and improve trade

Pierce's disease is a well-known and economically important issue in the wine, raisin, and table grape industries in California

While many individuals prefer to consume their pork medium, a new study revealed that cooking pork chops to an acceptable temperature does not completely eliminate pathogens

Research team found that spores went farther in hot and windy conditions, and stayed closer to the canopy in humid, wet conditions

These biophysical descriptions are expected to clarify the TCR microcluster, an essential assembly for a T cell to initiate its attack on a pathogen

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates Vibrio cause 80,000 illnesses and 100 deaths in the U.S. annually

By modeling the spread of two co-infecting viruses together, within and between growing seasons, the team has shed new light on maize lethal necrosis that will help farmers to manage it effectively