“Insect herbivores have long been known to accumulate plant defense metabolites from their diet as defenses against their own enemies,” she said in a study recently published in PNAS. “However, as ...

Pneumocystis is an unwieldy genus of fungal pathogens that cause severe pneumonia, particularly in immunocompromised people ...

Two new research studies are addressing the rising threat of fungal infections, which can be very difficult to treat. One study has examined the cell walls of fungi to look for weaknesses, while ...

Infection-causing fungi responsible for millions of deaths a year will spread significantly to new regions as the planet heats up, new research predicts — and the world is not prepared. Fungi are ...

The team discovered that goatgrass fungal immunity begins with the tiny plant pores called stomatal openings. That's where ...

Fungal diseases can have a devastating effect on agricultural production. By some estimates, these infections account for the loss of as much as a quarter of crops globally each year. For decades, ...

Back at the turn of the 21st century, Valley fever was an obscure fungal disease in the United States, with fewer than 3,000 reported cases per year, mostly in California and Arizona. Two decades ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Fungal pathogens that can cause various diseases for humans will likely become more prevalent in the next 10 ...

Scientists at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB-FORTH) and the University of Crete, together with collaborators from Greece, Europe, the U.S., and India, have discovered a ...

Agronomist Ryan Gentle shares scouting tips and spray timing strategies to control tar spot, southern rust and other corn ...