Tomato disease can be traced to one of four causes: fungal, bacterial, viral, and environmental. Learn to identify them and ...

Understanding the differences between bacteria and viruses is crucial for recognizing how these microorganisms impact our ...

Getting sick is always uncomfortable and inconvenient. The good news is that you can prevent many common types of illness. Critical role of vaccines in general health Vaccines can help control and ...

Plant diseases rarely happen by accident. When problems show up in the garden, it is usually because the right conditions come together at the right time. Plant diseases can occur in any garden. In ...

AlphaFold has been used to predict how targeted immune receptor engineering could lead to increased disease resistance in plants. Scientists at the University of California, Davis (CA, USA), have ...

Dear G.D.: Viral infections start by using a cell receptor to gain entry into the cell. This receptor depends on the virus; for example, SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID) uses the ACE2 receptor ...

Diseases like powdery mildew, visible on this plant, can take over the garden in very moist conditions. Heather Cwach Special to The Star With the peak of summer heat upon us, it may seem even more of ...

Plant diseases occur in most gardens. Many happen on a yearly basis, others sporadically. Why disease occurs often is dependent on weather. In fact, there are three conditions that must exist for a ...

Long before humans cultivated crops or sailed between continents, a group of plant viruses was already evolving among wild ...

Let’s talk about two of the main classifications of plant diseases — biotic and abiotic — and the differences between them. The term “abiotic” means “without life.” Examples include damage from the ...

The Lone Star state has entered with realistic expectations considering Mother Nature’s fickle demeanor during the growing season as the High Plains wheat harvest gets underway. Steelee Fischbacher, ...

Like humans struggling to get through the COVID-19 pandemic, bacterial cells need social distancing to thwart viruses. But in some situations, such as inside elevators or within the candy-colored ...