Fears of Global Ebola Outbreak Spread Across Continents is a recent headline that revealed a growing sense of panic regarding the current Ebola outbreak emergency. Every so often, events occur to ...
Mycoplasma pneumoniae are tiny bacteria typically known to cause lung infections. But now, a group of scientists have turned them into double agents. Genetically engineered Mycoplasma helped break ...
Infection with the pathogenic yeast fungus Candida auris (C. auris) can wreak havoc on the health of hospital patients and ...
NJ Purdy holds a PhD studentship from the National Institute for Social Care and Health Research (NISCHR); SC Moody holds a PhD studentship from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research ...
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Wiping “phantom agents” from a list of suspected plant pathogens would improve agricultural efficiency and food security by updating regulations on international shipment of ...
The immune system encompasses a collection of biological processes that are tasked with protecting the organism against infection and disease. It is capable of responding to a vast array of pathogens ...
Birds can spread dangerous pathogens between domestic and wild animals. The avian influenza virus (AIV), for example, prefers to live in waterbirds, often as variants of low pathogenicity. However, ...
Israel’s system for safeguarding dangerous biological agents remains so under-regulated and fragmented that pathogens or sensitive scientific knowledge could slip into hostile hands with alarming ease ...