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Microbes Team Up to Boost Plants' Stress Tolerance
February 17, 2013 — While most farmers consider viruses and fungi potential threats to their crops, these microbes can help wild plants adapt to extreme conditions, according to a ... > full story -
New Enzyme That Acts as Innate Immunity Sensor Discovered
February 17, 2013 — Two studies could lead to new treatments for lupus and other autoimmune diseases and strengthen current therapies for viral, bacterial, and parasitic ... > full story -
Avoiding Virus Dangers in 'Domesticating' Wild Plants for Biofuel Use
February 17, 2013 — In our ongoing quest for alternative energy sources, researchers are looking more to plants that grow in the wild for use in biofuels -- plants such as ... > full story -
Wild Plants Are Infected With Many Viruses and Still Thrive
February 17, 2013 — Researchers have studied viruses as agents of disease in humans, domestic animals and plants, but a study of plant viruses in the wild may point to a more cooperative, benevolent role of the microbe, ... > full story -
Amphibian Study Shows How Biodiversity Can Protect Against Disease
February 13, 2013 — The richer the assortment of amphibian species living in a pond, the more protection that community of frogs, toads and salamanders has against a parasitic infection that can cause severe ... > full story -
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Advance Promises to Expand Biological Control of Crop Pests
February 13, 2013 — A new discovery promises to allow expanded use of a mainstay biological pest control method, which avoids the health, environmental and pest-resistance concerns of traditional insecticides, ... > full story -
Modern Growing Methods May Be Culprit of 'Coffee Rust' Fungal Outbreak
February 12, 2013 — A shift away from traditional coffee-growing techniques may be increasing the severity of an outbreak of 'coffee rust' fungus that has swept through plantations in Central America and Mexico, ... > full story -
Studying Bed Bug Actions for New Management Tactics
February 11, 2013 — Learning more about the behavior of bed bugs is one approach being used by scientists to identify compounds to help control these pests. The resurgence of bed bugs over the last decade has caused ... > full story -
Forensic Pathology: Tracing the Origin of the Usutu Virus in Blackbirds
February 8, 2013 — It is generally a mystery how new diseases arise and how the pathogens that cause them first enter countries. However, clues may come from examination of specimens from similar outbreaks. ... > full story -
Genome of Chinese Tree Shrew Provides New Insights Into Facilitating Biomedical Research
February 7, 2013 — The genome of the Chinese tree shrew provides new insights into facilitating further biomedical ... > full story
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