(PhysOrg.com) -- With their pleasing flavor, cheerful color, and health-imparting dose of vitamin C, it's not surprising that oranges are one of America's Top 10 favorite fruits. But some of the nation's citrus groves are ...
Ecology
Oct 26, 2009
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Microbial communities naturally living on the leaves and stems of tomato plants can be manipulated to suppress diseases that reduce productivity, according to Penn State researchers, offering hope that growers someday can ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 12, 2022
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(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Toronto researchers have discovered that by switching off a protein "thermostat" that controls the growth and spread of lethal fungal infections, the disease may be halted.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 26, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- West Nile virus tricks mosquitoes into producing a particular protein complex that allows it to survive and be transmitted, Yale researchers report in the Sept. 3 issue of the journal Cell.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 26, 2010
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Several naturally occurring antibiotics can control disease and promote crop health, offering an alternative to chemicals currently used in farming.
Biotechnology
Feb 18, 2013
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Mass-blooming, monoculture crop fields don't seem to reduce the microbial diversity in a bee's gut, University of Oregon researchers have found in a study of sunflower farms, but they do amplify the spread of infectious parasites.
Ecology
Apr 10, 2024
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have found evidence that "marine snow" -- aggregates of organic material floating in water bodies--may act as microscopic, island-like refuges for pathogens, or disease-causing organisms. This ...
Ecology
May 5, 2010
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New research led by the University of Oxford indicates that human domestication of crops can alter the communities of microorganisms that are associated with plants. Intriguingly, independent domestication events were found ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 16, 2024
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Amphibians are among the most threatened creatures on earth, with some 40 percent of amphibian species threatened or endangered. One of their primary threats is a rapidly spreading disease that attacks the skin cells of amphibians. ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 8, 2011
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Cefas and University of Exeter scientists have presented a novel concept describing the complex microbial interactions that lead to disease in plants, animals and humans.
Ecology
Sep 12, 2019
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