Diseases are among the major causes of tree mortality in both forests and urban areas. New diseases are continually being introduced, and pathogens are continually jumping to new hosts, threatening more and more tree species. ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 3, 2023
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How are environmental changes, loss of biodiversity, and the spread of pathogens connected? The answer is a puzzle. Scientists from Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin in cooperation with the Leibniz-IZW have now described ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 26, 2023
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Research led by multiple institutions in China has examined how small, furry, viral vectors affect the spread and evolution of viruses. They report the identification of 669 viruses, including 534 novel viruses, greatly expanding ...
We've long known that hosts malfunction without their microbiome—whether they are missing key microbial species or are completely microbe free. This malfunctioning is usually explained by the need for microbes to perform ...
Evolution
Aug 29, 2023
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A study looks at the mechanisms behind genetic variation in the bacteria that cause Lyme disease. Lyme disease is the most common vector-transmitted disease in the United States, with around 476,000 human cases annually. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 9, 2023
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Ticks are obligate blood-sucking vectors for multiple zoonotic diseases. In a new study published in Zoonoses, tick samples were collected from Yunnan Province, China, which is well-known as a global biodiversity hotspot. ...
Ecology
Aug 3, 2023
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CABI joined an international team of researchers from 57 institutions around the world to share its expertise in a study that highlights the urgent need to protect the world's forests from non-native pests amid climate change.
Ecology
Jul 18, 2023
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Often overlooked in ecological studies, parasites may be more beneficial than previously thought.
Ecology
Jun 21, 2023
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New species continue to evolve the world over, as different groups of organisms separate and take divergent paths. What happens when you add climate change to the mix?
Evolution
Jun 21, 2023
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A human or animal's microbiome—the collection of often beneficial microorganisms, including as bacteria and fungi, that live on or within a host organism—can play an important role in the host's overall immune response, ...
Ecology
Jun 11, 2023
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