Researchers with the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History have discovered the first effective bacterial probiotic for treating and preventing stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD), a mysterious ailment that ...
Ecology
Apr 6, 2023
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The CABI Distribution Database—which holds over a million geographic records of living organisms—contributed to a synoptic review of plant disease epidemics and outbreaks in 2021 as part of new research published in the ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Apr 5, 2023
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Researchers at the Forsyth Institute have discovered an important mechanism that may have profound implications for how we prevent colorectal cancer. Oddly enough, their discovery began in the mouth.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 4, 2023
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A new online tool—the first of its kind for plant pathogens—will help researchers across the globe identify, detect and monitor species of Phytophthora, which have been responsible for plant diseases ranging from the ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 3, 2023
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Fungicide application, while helpful in controlling plant diseases, has complicated limitations that may cost growers both peace of mind and quantity of yield. Plant pathogens which would otherwise be killed off by fungicides ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 24, 2023
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Immune pathways that protect mosquitoes from human pathogens, including West Nile, Zika and dengue viruses were disabled by Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists.
Plants & Animals
Mar 14, 2023
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Fungal infections have received a frenzy of attention thanks to the popularity of HBO's "The Last of Us." The show depicts a fungal pandemic caused by the real-life zombie-ant fungus, Ophiocordyceps unilateralis. It imagines ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 17, 2023
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Pesticides have proven effective in protecting crop yield against plant pathogens, but the environmental detriment to nontarget organisms has prompted a tug-of-war between organic and conventional agriculture practices. This ...
Ecology
Feb 8, 2023
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Beekeepers could soon have a new option for protecting hives from a devastating disease: the first vaccine for insects.
Plants & Animals
Feb 2, 2023
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The world is filled with tiny creatures that find us delicious. Bacteria and viruses are the obvious bad guys, drivers of deadly global pandemics and annoying infections. But the pathogens we haven't had to reckon with as ...
Ecology
Jan 30, 2023
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