Some microbes have caught the public's attention this summer. Some have been called "flesh-eating," others "brain-eating." Certain strains of very rare, dangerous microbes made headlines this summer ...

The following discussion is on the use of phosphite as a natural soil fungicide and bio-stimulant for early-season soil fungal control and fast plant growth. What is the difference between phosphite ...

Researchers have developed a new method for detecting foodborne pathogens that is faster, cheaper, and more effective than existing methods. Their microfluidic chip uses light to detect multiple types ...

FORT DETRICK, Md. – Researchers at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases are testing a promising new biological threat detection method in high-fidelity training scenarios, ...

Antimicrobial resistance is an urgent and growing global crisis. Researchers are exploring phages, viruses that infect bacteria, as a possible solution. In the new study, researchers successfully ...

Purdue University researchers found that a subset of epidermal cells in plant leaves serves as early responders to chemical cues from bacterial pathogens and communicate this information to neighbors ...