Fungi can cause disease in humans, animals and plants. Every year, 1.5 million people die from fungal infections, and fungal attacks in food crops threaten food production. To protect ourselves, we have developed chemical ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 9, 2024
0
3
Ozone can be a powerful and safe sanitizer when infused in water for food processing. However, in a recent Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station study looking at its use in raw pet food processing, scientists found that ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Dec 1, 2023
0
1
Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists and collaborators at Iowa State University have developed a sensor chip that can detect many disease pathogens with 10 times the sensitivity of currently available methods.
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 21, 2023
0
73
Leading Charles Darwin University (CDU) environmental microbiology researchers have presented research focused on understanding tropical rock oysters and Vibrios and the implications for food safety and human health at an ...
Ecology
May 31, 2023
0
2
Soon, you'll be able to get a box of freshly picked, sweet strawberries from the grocery store or local farm stand. But it's disappointing when you get them home and find that the ones at the bottom have started to rot. To ...
Biochemistry
May 17, 2023
0
50
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
0
3
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
0
31
Have you ever been so hungry that you become angry, otherwise known as "hangry?" New research by Adam Rosenthal, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, has found that some bacteria cells ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 3, 2023
0
52
Antibiotic resistance (ARE) is a threat to human health worldwide, as diverse proteins allow pathogenic bacteria to develop increasing levels of resistance to antibiotic medicines. Now, a team from the University of Tsukuba ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 30, 2023
0
4
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
0
4
