Every year, around 600 million people are struck down by foodborne illnesses. The culprits are often common yet dangerous bacteria, such as E. coli and Salmonella, that thrive in undercooked or ...

Pathogens are infectious agents, such as a bacterium, virus, fungus or parasite, that cause disease when they colonize a host organism. Oomycete plant pathogens are a serious global threat to crop ...

Signals from the plant cell wall help to orchestrate growth, reproduction and immune function. Can harnessing this molecular ...

Scientists found a virus-like living entity in human bodies named "obelisks" - small loops of RNA, each a thousand genetic ...

New research suggests that two surprise pathogens were among the diseases that laid waste to the emperor’s vaunted Grande ...