News articles tagged with 'pathogen' (Page 2)
Immune cell plays unexpected role in autoimmune disease
— 18 Dec 2010 13:39 | HealthA new study provides fascinating insight into the underlying pathology associated with the autoimmune disease, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The research, published by Cell Press…
Blood-sucking superbug prefers taste of humans
— 16 Dec 2010 16:37 | Health'Staph' bacteria feed on blood. They need the iron that's hidden away inside red blood cells to grow and cause infections. It turns out that these microbial vampires prefer the taste…
Parasite and bacterium illustrate convergent evolution: Both hijack cells' 'post office'
— 13 Dec 2010 16:28 | BiologyThe protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii and the pathogenic bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis exemplify convergent evolution, the development of a similar biological trait in unrelated…
Genome of barley disease reveals surprises
— 10 Dec 2010 21:48 | BiologyScientists have sequenced the genome of a major fungal disease that affects barley and other cereal crops, a breakthrough that could lead to significant advances in our understanding…
Massive gene loss linked to pathogen's stealthy plant-dependent lifestyle
— 10 Dec 2010 20:30 | HealthAn international team of scientists, which includes researchers from Virginia Tech, has cracked the genetic code of a plant pathogen that causes downy mildew disease. Downy mildews…
Milestone in fight against deadly disease
— 8 Dec 2010 18:53 | HealthScientists at Seattle Biomedical Research Institute (Seattle BioMed) and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have reached a major milestone in the effort to wipe out…
Ravenous foreign pests threaten national treasures
— 6 Dec 2010 18:03 | BiologyForeign pests are eating their way through our national forests, destroying majestic scenery and costing taxpayers millions of dollars…
Data mining depression
— 3 Dec 2010 17:20 | HealthCould information technology and data mining techniques be used to improve the diagnosis and treatment of depression? That's the question scientists in Australia hope to have answered…
How pathogens hijack host plants
— 24 Nov 2010 22:54 | BiologyInfestation by bacteria and other pathogens result in global crop losses of over $500 billion annually. A research team led by the Carnegie Institution's Department of Plant Biology…
Bacteria use 'toxic darts' to disable each other, according to UCSB scientists
— 19 Nov 2010 12:32 | BiologyIn nature, it's a dog-eat-dog world, even in the realm of bacteria. Competing bacteria use 'toxic darts' to disable each other, according to a new study by UC Santa Barbara biologists.…