Plant diseases don't stop at a nation's borders and miles of oceans don't prevent their spread, either. That's why plant disease surveillance, improved plant disease detection systems and predictive plant disease modeling—integrated ...
Biotechnology
May 17, 2021
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Researchers at the Adolphe Merkle Institute and the Department of Biology at the University of Fribourg have discovered how certain silica nanoparticles could act as a traceless, degradable, and highly efficient treatment ...
Bio & Medicine
Dec 15, 2020
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Bacteria in biofilms are 1,000 times more resistant to antibiotics, disinfectants, mechanical treatment, and other types of stress. A chemist from RUDN University suggested a method to prevent the formation of biofilms and ...
Biochemistry
Sep 16, 2020
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Key knowledge gaps exist in our understanding of how ocean microplastics transport bacteria and viruses—and whether this affects the health of humans and animals, researchers say.
Environment
Aug 13, 2020
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Pathogens that attack agricultural crops show remarkable adaptability to new climates and new plant hosts, new research shows.
Ecology
Jun 11, 2020
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Amongst the world's most challenging problems is the need to feed an ever-growing global population sustainably.
Plants & Animals
Jun 8, 2020
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Like human pandemics, plant pandemics are also associated with the coming of the Anthropocene and first started appearing with the rise of an interconnected world. Some of the first recorded pathogen outbreaks were associated ...
Other
Jun 2, 2020
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NUS food scientists have discovered that the six major strains of Escherichia coli (E. coli) that cause foodborne illnesses have different metabolisms and tolerance towards acidic conditions.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 13, 2020
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A team of researchers at the University of Toronto has successfully tested a new strategy for identifying genetic resources critical for the ongoing battle against plant pathogens such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses that ...
Ecology
Feb 19, 2020
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Faculty members from the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine have developed a faster, more efficient method of detecting "Shiga toxin-producing E. coli," or STEC, in ground beef, which often causes recalls ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 4, 2020
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