Cross-kingdom RNA interference (RNAi) is a key virulence mechanism in which pathogens deliver small RNAs (sRNAs) into host plants, hijacking host ARGONAUTE (AGO) proteins to silence immunity-related ...

Tomato growers know the devastation that bacterial pathogens can inflict on a crop, and one of the most notorious culprits is ...

Leaf rust, driven by the fungal pathogen Puccinia hordei, is one of the most geographically widespread diseases of barley and ...

A new study led by Profs. Xu Tao and He Shunmin from the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed how human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genes, central to the immune system, ...

The intensification of global agriculture results in significant disposal challenges, with 14 billion tons of crop straw and 125 million tons of livestock manure produced annually. Traditional ...

Scientists discovered genes in the tuberculosis bacterium that becomes essential for the pathogen's survival when it's exposed to air through coughing. These genes could be targets for new therapies ...

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This is a single-institution retrospective cohort analysis comprising patients seen in the Department of Clinical Genetics and consented to the Risk Assessment Program (RAP) Registry who were ...

New research led by Aston University's Dr. Ghaniah Hassan-Smith has found a new way to diagnose infections of the central nervous system, such as meningitis and encephalitis, that can be difficult to ...

To boost corals' resilience amid rising sea temperatures and the spread of disease, KAUST researchers have found that ...