In the 21st century, "collaboration" has become a popular buzzword, but effectively working together across disciplines and countries is easier said than done. However, authentic collaboration is critical to the fight against ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 26, 2023
0
22
Geminiviruses are a group of single-stranded circular plant DNA viruses that cause devastating diseases in many economically important crops including tomato, tobacco, cotton, corn, wheat, beans, and cassava worldwide. Due ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jan 4, 2023
0
9
On October 3, the team led by Prof. Wang Xiaowei at the Zhejiang University College of Agriculture and Biotechnology published a research article entitled "A balance between vector survival and virus transmission is achieved ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 9, 2022
0
68
Call it a CRISPR conundrum.
Biotechnology
Nov 7, 2022
0
126
Genome editing comes with great hopes for the improvement of crops in regards to the challenges posed by climate change, but also for breeding of disease resistance and an improved sustainability of agriculture.
Biotechnology
Nov 2, 2022
0
6
Just like humans, wastewater treatment plants can get sick, due to viral attacks. Now, new research from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, reveals the implications for the surrounding environment in case the plant ...
Environment
Oct 27, 2022
0
21
Most viral infections negatively affect an organism's health, but one plant virus in particular—soybean vein necrosis orthotospovirus, often referred to as SVNV—may actually benefit a type of insect that commonly feeds ...
Ecology
Sep 14, 2022
0
10
Viruses are a hot topic. We hear about them daily. While the viruses that dominate the news cause disease, this is not always the case. Some viruses survive in living things without doing any harm. Some can even help the ...
Ecology
Aug 18, 2022
0
10
Scientists have proven for the first time that viruses can survive and remain infectious by binding themselves to plastics in freshwater—raising concerns about the potential impact on human health.
Environment
Jun 27, 2022
0
52
We rely on pollinators like honeybees for all sorts of different crops.But that same flexibility could put plants at risk of disease, according to new Pitt research.
Ecology
Jan 26, 2022
0
31
