A team of scientists from the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the University of New Hampshire found that the fungus is highly sensitive to UV light

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