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 ...
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 ...
Opportunistic infections can contribute to antimicrobial resistance making these infections more severe than would occur otherwise. Some uninvolved pathogens that cause these infections possess ...
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 ...
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 ...