Coffee crops are dying from a fungus with species-jumping genes – researchers are ‘resurrecting’ their genomes to understand how and why

For anyone who relies on coffee to start their day, coffee wilt disease may be the most important disease you’ve never heard ...
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Distribution of Zoonoses by Major Pathogen Type (IMAGE)

This figure shows zoonoses caused by the four major pathogen types are globally distributed, with notable hotspots for bacteria and helminths in North America and Eurasia. Disclaimer: AAAS and ...
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Comparing the pathogen numbers in backyard and commercial composts

In a new study, researchers have measured the number of pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes in backyard and commercial compost. Compost -- organic material that is added to soil to help plants ...
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Accelerating the Use of Pathogen Genomics and Metagenomics in Public Health: Proceedings of a Workshop

The second session of the workshop featured presentations and a panel discussion on applications of pathogen genomics to outbreak detection and intervention. Wondwossen Gebreyes, Hazel C. Youngberg ...
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Compressed sensing-based approach identifies modular neural circuitry driving learned pathogen avoidance

An efficient neural screening approach rapidly identifies circuit modules governing distinct behavioral transitions in ...
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Study reveals why humans get infected by rodent-borne pathogens

In a global study, researchers have identified that most reservoirs of rodent-borne diseases tend to live exclusively or occasionally in or near human dwellings, show large fluctuations in their ...

Crosstalk inside cells helps pathogens evade drugs, study finds

Biologists have uncovered a new mode of communication inside cells that helps bacterial pathogens learn how to evade drugs. Their findings, published in the journal Nature Communications, describe how ...