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NewsNew study suggests Florida has the potential for local Chagas disease transmission
Researchers in Florida have discovered local kissing bugs are harboring the parasite that can lead to Chagas disease, demonstrating that this rare, chronic disease has a secure foothold in the U.S. and warrants more preventative measures.
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NewsScientists reimagine citrus greening treatment delivery
Texas A&M AgriLife Research is launching a multi-institutional study to develop and evaluate systems that deliver treatments to trees affected by citrus greening disease, also known as Huanglongbing.
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NewsSeasonal allergies caused by fungal spores now start three weeks earlier under climate change
Researchers have found that, on average, spore allergy season in the US was kicking off 22 days earlier in 2022 than it had been in 2003.
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NewsDNA floating in the air tracks wildlife, viruses — even drugs
A new study reveals the power of DNA, vacuumed up from the air, which can track everything from elusive bobcats to illicit drugs. A simple air filter running for hours, days or weeks can pick up signs of nearly every species that grows or wanders nearby.
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NewsWater researchers develop prediction system for harmful algae
Researchers are collaborating on a next-day prediction model to warn and inform water managers about harmful algal blooms. Using water samples and computer algorithms, the team developed prediction models based on two water sources feeding the Caloosahatchee River.
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NewsResearchers find new defense against hard-to-treat plant diseases
Scientists have developed a new approach to countering citrus greening and potato zebra chip diseases. Their method uses spinach antimicrobial peptides, known as defensins, which naturally defend plants.
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NewsResearchers announce breakthrough in next-generation polio vaccines
Researchers have taken a major step towards producing a more affordable and lower-risk polio vaccine using virus-like particles (VLPs). These particles mimic the outer protein shell of poliovirus, but are empty inside.
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NewsTransforming HIV diagnosis: a low-cost, point-of-care detection solution
A team of researchers has developed an innovative handheld device for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) detection that combines paper-based sample preparation with real-time isothermal amplification.
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NewsResearchers take step towards creating Salmonella vaccine
A study of a new method to deliver a Salmonella vaccine found that when tested with real-world strains of Salmonella, the vaccine created antibodies against this microbe in the mice – which equips the animals with a defense mechanism against the pathogen.
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NewsResearchers team with dogs to discover new truffle species
Researchers have discovered two new species of truffle. Tuber canirevelatum, meaning the ‘dog-found’ truffle, was named in honor of truffle dogs. The other, Tuber cumberlandense, was named for the Cumberland Plateau where it was found.
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NewsBacterial gene deployed in new trees to combat devastating citrus greening disease
Scientists are testing a new type of citrus tree, deploying a bacterial gene that can fight off the tiny insects responsible for citrus greening.
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NewsCommon food poison toxin speeds colon cancer spread
A toxin in the bacteria that’s one of the most common causes of foodborne illness accelerates the spread of colorectal tumors to other parts of the body, a study has found.
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NewsResearcher targets BV, a common infection affecting women
A biomedical professor is targeting one of the most common – and dangerous – infections in women. With the help of a five-uear grant, she will study Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) and, ultimately, offer more effective personalized treatments.
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NewsFirst-of-its-kind national trial exploring potential of antibiotics for lowering c-section rates in women with obesity
A multicenter national clinical trial will study whether antibiotics given at the beginning of labor induction result in a decrease in C-sections. The trial is thought to be the first large-scale study of its kind in the United States.
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NewsTrick and Treat: Black cat’s prey harbored a new virus
First find in the U.S. of jeilongvirus, which can rarely cause serious illness.
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NewsStudy reveals environmental impact of artificial sweeteners on water microbes
A new study demonstrates how sucralose affects the behavior of cyanobacteria — an aquatic photosynthetic bacteria — and diatoms, microscopic algae that account for more than 30% of the primary food production in the marine food chain.
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NewsResearchers expose new symbiosis origin theories, identify experimental systems for plant life
A Mississippi State faculty member’s work on symbiosis is pushing back against the newer theory of a ‘single origin’ of root nodule symbiosis (RNS)—that all symbiosis between plant root nodules and nitrogen-fixing bacteria stems from one point—instead suggesting a ‘multiple-origin’ theory of symbiosis which opens a better understanding of genetically ...
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NewsScientists unravel the genetic interplay in impatiens downy mildew
A research team has analyzed the transcriptional response of Impatiens walleriana to Plasmopara obducens infection, revealing between 3,000 and 4,500 differentially expressed transcripts at various stages of the disease.
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NewsFlorida dolphin found with highly pathogenic avian flu
The case of a Florida bottlenose dolphin found with highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, or HPAIV — a discovery made by University of Florida researchers in collaboration with multiple other agencies and one of the first reports of a constantly growing list of mammals affected by this virus — has ...
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NewsClimate change linked surge in malaria transmission could be less than feared
Despite concerns about the potential impact of climate change on increasing malaria risk, there is still limited understanding of how temperature affects malaria transmission – until now.