Mycoplasma pneumoniae are tiny bacteria typically known to cause lung infections. But now, a group of scientists have turned them into double agents. Genetically engineered Mycoplasma helped break ...

Fears of Global Ebola Outbreak Spread Across Continents is a recent headline that revealed a growing sense of panic regarding the current Ebola outbreak emergency. Every so often, events occur to ...

An analysis of CIRDC, dissecting the polymicrobial nature of the syndrome and outlining standards for diagnostic testing.

image: Recently, Mirian Pimentel, a PhD student, and a group of plant pathologists at Southern Illinois University, discovered a promising new tool to fight sudden death syndrome (SDS). They observed ...

NJ Purdy holds a PhD studentship from the National Institute for Social Care and Health Research (NISCHR); SC Moody holds a PhD studentship from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research ...

A pathogen is a living thing that causes disease. Viruses and bacteria can be pathogens, but there are also other types of pathogens. Every single living thing, even bacteria themselves, can get ...

U.S. Army scientists investigated the death of a rare critter earlier this year: a red panda associated with the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI). The Army ...

Israel’s system for safeguarding dangerous biological agents remains so under-regulated and fragmented that pathogens or sensitive scientific knowledge could slip into hostile hands with alarming ease ...