Researchers discover a novel chemistry to protect our crops from fungal disease
Pathogenic fungi pose a huge and growing threat to global food security.
Biotechnology
Mar 30, 2020
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News tagged with human pathogen
Oldest reconstructed bacterial genomes link farming, herding with emergence of new disease
The Neolithic revolution, and the corresponding transition to agricultural and pastoralist lifestyles, represents one of the greatest cultural shifts in human history, and it has long been hypothesized that this might have ...
Evolution
Feb 24, 2020
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Fungal pathogens tap human iron stores to survive immunity
Candida species, the most prevalent opportunistic human fungal pathogens, affect severely immunocompromized individuals, and can cause severe invasive infections. The steep increase in infections by multidrug-resistant Candida ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 19, 2020
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How farmers' opinions determine success of plant-disease control strategies
To successfully combat a crop-threatening disease, it may be more important to educate growers about the effectiveness of control strategies than to emphasize the risk posed by the disease, according to new research by Alice ...
Biotechnology
Feb 6, 2020
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Veterinary medicine researchers develop new method to improve food safety
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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One quarter of bacterial pathogens can spread antibiotic resistance directly to peers
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated that at least 25 percent of antibiotic-resistant pathogenic bacteria found in clinical settings are capable of spreading their resistance directly to other bacteria. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 29, 2020
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Genetic discovery holds implications for better immunity, longer life
Wrinkles on the skin of a microscopic worm might provide the key to a longer, healthier life for humans.
Biotechnology
Nov 20, 2019
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A new approach to tackle superbugs
Scientists have uncovered a novel antibiotic-free approach that could help prevent and treat one of the most widespread bacterial pathogens, using nanocapsules made of natural ingredients.
Bio & Medicine
Oct 17, 2019
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A common honey bee disease is spread through flowers
James Cook University scientists have discovered a common honey bee disease can be deadly to native Australian wild bees and can be transmitted by flowers—the first time this link has been made.
Plants & Animals
Aug 7, 2019
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Natural antibiotic's multi-level attack strategy prevents resistance
The natural antibiotic lugdunin, discovered three years ago by Tübingen researchers, attacks pathogenic bacteria in several different ways simultaneously. It also interacts with the defense mechanisms of the human body, ...
Biochemistry
Jun 24, 2019
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