Over one-third of the compounds were terpenoids, chemicals that plants use to ward off threats like insects and pathogens.

Most gardeners have been out in their gardens for several weeks already. The rest are still searching for their gardens somewhere in their tall, inescapable maze of weeds. So that you can grow in ...

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation prioritized malaria in its more than $500 million commitment to fight infectious disease in developing ... The fruit of that particular tree has never been ...

Viruses causing foodborne diseases may be zoonotic in nature such as Hepatitis E or may only infect humans such as norovirus and Hepatitis A virus. Some viruses that contaminate foods contribute ...

Bradford pear trees are known to be an invasive species, growing at a rapid rate and outcompeting native plants.

Bird flu infections have been rare among people, but the pathogen is evolving, which has scientists worried about a possible ...

Following the success of recent clinical trials, several major infectious disease agencies updated treatment guidance for drug-susceptible and drug-resistant tuberculosis for adolescents and adults.

In plants, the space between cells is a key battleground during infection. To avoid recognition in this space, a strain of the bacterial tomato disease Pseudomonas syringae manipulates plants by ...

Epidemiologist Elizabeth Schiffman, who supervises the Vectorborne Diseases Unit at the Minnesota Department of Health, ...