The ability to genetically engineer plants is largely thanks to a microscopic helper: a bacterium called Agrobacterium ...

A parasitic fungus takes over the brains of flies and controls them for its own sinister ends. Here’s the science behind the ...

G. Kumaresan, Chairperson, School of Biological Sciences, delivered the welcome address and expressed the need for research on unexplored fungi at their genome level to know the full extent of usage ...

Adapted from a news release by the Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI) at UC Berkeley.The ability to genetically engineer plants is largely thanks to ...

Zurich-Reckenholz, 05.11.2024 - Agroscope is launching a field trial with winter wheat bred using a new method. Researchers are hoping to find new disease resistances that are useful for further ...

The CRISPR molecular scissors have the potential to revolutionize the treatment of genetic diseases. This is because they can ...

Scientists are seeing signs of resistance to the infections that have been wiping out the world’s amphibian populations — and ...

Dr. Robert Hettich is a distinguished research scientist and leader of the Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry Group of the Biosciences Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and a joint faculty member ...

Fungal infection, also known as a mycosis, refers to the invasion of a host's tissue by specific types of fungi. Mycoses often start in the lungs following inhalation of fungal spores or on the ...

Alexander Fleming’s 1928 discovery of a mold with antibacterial properties was only the first serendipitous event on the long ...

A ‘groundbreaking’ pilot, believed to be the first of its kind, aims to transform the diagnosis and treatment of ...