When a mother plant with a virus makes, for example, 100 seeds, only between 0 and 5% of the seedlings are likely to become infected. For a century, scientists have wondered how the 'mothers' are ...

Plants are susceptible to a wide range of pathogens. For the common potato plant, one such threat is Pectobacterium ...

A: Let's start with the worse of the two situations. Appears to me that the hostas are showing early signs of Hosta Virus X, ...

Researchers have uncovered the atomic structure of the bacteriophage φTE, which infects and kills the plant pathogen Pectobacterium atrosepticum. Using cryo-electron microscopy, they revealed unique ...

Scientists develop RNA-based technology to combat plant viruses, enhancing crop immunity and reducing losses worldwide.

Researchers have uncovered how the gene ClGDPD1 strengthens Eureka lemon's defense against citrus yellow vein clearing virus ...

Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is primarily spread by prolonged close contact, typically skin-to-skin, often during ...

What makes this approach especially promising is that the tobacco rattle virus can infect more than 400 plant species. So, we might be able to use this exact system for tomatoes and potentially ...

"The mpox virus is primarily spread by prolonged close contact, typically skin-to-skin, often during sexual activity.