A simple method has been found that tells people who have become seriously ill after a tick bite once and for all whether they have bacteria in their blood.

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Jun 05, 2013 4.9 / 5 (35) 3

(Phys.org) —A diverse team of international researchers has found that women with stronger immune systems don't necessarily have prettier faces than women whose immune system is not so strong. In their paper ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

May 22, 2013 3.3 / 5 (10) 9 |

Humans have been raising cows for their meat, hides and milk for millennia. Now it appears that the cow immune system also has something to offer. A new study led by scientists from The Scripps Research Institute ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Jun 06, 2013 4.8 / 5 (5) 1 |

(Phys.org) —A new species of fungus that causes life-threatening infections in humans and cats has been discovered by a University of Sydney researcher.

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Jun 18, 2013 5 / 5 (4) 1 |

Evolutionarily speaking, we humans are doing pretty well. Over the last few million years, we've developed big brains, social structures and more recently, culture, cities, philosophy, airplanes and the Internet. ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

May 31, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

Plants can't swat a bug or run away from one, but that doesn't mean that plants can't fight back. Plants have evolved unique and sophisticated immune systems to defend themselves against insects and pathogens. ...

Biology - Biotechnology

May 23, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org) —Researchers are racing the clock to better understand a deadly virus which has the potential to intensify population declines in the endangered Asian elephant.

Biology - Ecology

Jun 17, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Amphibian populations are declining worldwide and a major cause is a deadly fungus thought to be spread by bullfrogs, but a two-year study shows they can also die from this pathogen, contrary to suggestions ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jun 17, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0 |