| 单词 | pathogen |
| 例句 | In contrast to chemicals, insect pathogens are harmless to all but their intended targets. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z In the second stage a former animal pathogen evolves to the point where it does get transmitted directly between people and causes epidemics. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The insect pathogens are so specific that they infect only a small group of insects — sometimes a single species. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Normally, it's not an ideal way to grow crops, because it spreads disease: Human waste has pathogens in it that, you guessed it, infect humans. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Most human groups are a scattershot mix of HLA profiles, which means that almost always some people in the group will not get sick when exposed to a particular pathogen. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z When he starts talking about things like pathogens and disease transmission I look sharply at Katherine, who is staring at me like I just grew an extra head. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z We and our pathogens are now locked in an escalating evolutionary contest, with the death of one contestant the price of defeat, and with natural selection playing the role of umpire. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It does mean, though, that a human population as a whole becomes better protected against the pathogen. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z For practical purposes, the fact that feeding is interrupted promptly is of course an enormous advantage, for crop damage stops almost as soon as the pathogen is applied. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The first is the lack of acquired immunity—immunity gained from a previous exposure to a pathogen. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z All those microbes are still at an early stage in their evolution into specialized human pathogens. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z These diseases must have been the evolutionary survivors of far more pathogens that tried to make the jump to us from animals—and mostly failed. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The only pathogens in this waste are the ones I already have. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Because the food is cooked at low heat, time and temperature guidelines must be followed carefully to ensure any pathogens are killed. As sous vide appliance prices drop, home cooks are adopting 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z According to Nate Lewis, senior crops and livestock specialist with the Organic Trade Association, predators and pathogens are the “main concern” of the organic producers who are pushing back against the new regulations. Animal happiness matters. But how do we know what that is? 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z Under Pop’s sleek veneer lay traces of the social and political pathogens that made the ’60s in America so jumpy. Pop Art International: Far Beyond Warhol and Lichtenstein 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z Bacterial leaf spot, or basil shoot blight, is a major uh-oh when it comes to pathogens. How to grow basil, summer’s favorite herb 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z DNA tests on the bodies found the plague pathogen, confirming how they died. Mass grave shows how Black Death devastated the countryside 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z Smaller, highly mobile creatures also bring unwanted pathogens into human spaces. Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic by David Quammen – review 2012-10-11T07:00:01Z Additionally, if I was to bury my dog’s waste somewhere close to a watershed, pathogens could be released into the ground water which then end up in rivers and in the sea. Dog poop bags are a menace. But what's the green alternative? 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z And the pathogens are there because we provided the perfect breeding ground for them, when we tried to purify our tap water in the first place. A Book That Will Make You Terrified of Your Own House 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z It can shove out pathogens trying to attack plants, produce toxins to kill them off and also trigger the plants to defend themselves. The connection between soil microbiomes and gut microbiomes 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z Listeria is what we microbiologists call an intracellular pathogen. What is listeria? A microbiologist explains 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z The ensuing panic among the passengers spreads faster than the pathogen and demonstrates how greed and fear can lead to selfish survival tactics. ‘Emergency Declaration’ Review: Midair Contagion 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z For example, smoking affects both innate and adaptive immunity, causing it to both overreact to pathogens and lower its immunity defenses. Colds, flu and COVID: How diet and lifestyle can boost your immune system 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z But research with human subjects is difficult, largely because of regulatory obstacles; many worms are considered hazardous pathogens. Why a diet of worms could be good for you 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z These are restricted because of the risk of various pathogens. Motherlode Blog: ‘Take Back’ Your Pregnancy? With Caution. 2013-08-12T16:25:32Z “Within that, there are foods that pose a higher risk than others – meat and fish are more likely to contain some of the nasty pathogens, but also some things such packaged salad leaves and beansprouts.” ‘There’s nothing wrong with a bit of mould’: chefs on food waste and using leftovers 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z But an attack by pathogens resists that same kind of self-flattering narrative. Will a Pandemic Shatter the Perception of American Exceptionalism? 2020-04-25T04:00:00Z It’s unavoidable, the paranoia engendered by a pathogen with no fully understood path. Perspective | Theater is a haven. But with the coronavirus, it’s become an incubator for our fears. 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z Although oaks suffer a host of foliar diseases, these images are not about the arrival of a new pathogen, but the departure of a primeval insect. The cicadas are gone, but they left their mark on trees. Here’s what you can do. 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z If you know when and where to look, you can find sumptuous patches of violet blewits, a foreboding rust-colored tree pathogen called the “orange hobnail canker” and a honey-hued jelly fungi known as “witches’ butter.” A Cemetery’s Big Secret: Lots of Weird Mushrooms 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z One of the main culprits of the frogs’ demise was a pathogen called the chytrid fungus. De-extinction won’t make us better conservationists! 2013-09-06T12:40:00Z The vast majority of milk we drink is pasteurized – heat-treated to kill off harmful pathogens. Raw milk: a superfood or super risky? 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z Furthermore, once the genetic sequence of a pathogen of interest is known, mRNA vaccines can be produced rather quickly. Vaccines using mRNA can protect farm animals against diseases traditional ones may not 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z It’s hard to achieve the temperatures needed to kill off pathogens, so you should never use composted pet waste on plants you’ll be eating. Curb your enthusiasm: Plastic bag ban poses poop problem 2014-03-06T13:45:00Z One of the book’s shining moments is a clever infographic depiction of how vaccines help antigens more efficiently fight certain pathogens. A Kid-Friendly Graphic Novel History of Vaccines 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Traditionally, sanitation engineers mixed the sludge with high quantities of lime, which killed most of the pathogens. Would you use human waste in your garden? 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z Native plant devotees and ecologists discourage its use because it is not native and because it harbors a pathogen potentially harmful to monarchs. A gardener’s guide to saving the monarch 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z If we’re lucky, we’ll soon pen That aggressive pathogen; Nasty globule — I’ll give you a kick, and Ugly bug, let’s get rid of you quick, ’cause Little virus, I’m thoroughly sick of you. Style Invitational Week 1382: For us, it’s still Post Time — it’s our annual foal name contest 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z Most of these microbes are harmless, but we would become quickly unhealthy or ill without many others, which help us digest food and fight off infections from pathogens. My life as a guinea pig for science 2013-07-27T23:05:16Z Smith tests her milk for pathogens monthly, although Oregon regulations don’t require it. Could the raw milk boom be a lifeline for struggling farmers? 2019-03-16T04:00:00Z “It gets the brain to pre-addiction state, activates stem cells, cleans out the GI tract, gets rid of parasites, fungi, mold, pathogens in the body that are just sitting there.” Fear and loathing in the five-star rehab: Inside the controversy around ibogaine, the psychedelic drug that just may cure addiction 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z Routine testing for a range of pathogens would be prohibitively expensive — and it's not entirely clear how to act on results. In food safety regulations, a surprising paucity of research 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z Never uncontroversial, biosolids have long raised concerns about pathogen spread and pharmaceutical disposal, but the EPA has generally signed off on their use. Regulators may finally be responding to growing alarm over PFAS contamination 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z Civilization revels in unsuspectingly tenuous tranquillity; a virus or alien pathogen is unleashed; the dead rise from their graves; two hours of vivid acts of cannibalism and exposed human innards ensue. Television: The Zombie Attack as Stress Test 2010-10-22T18:23:00Z The cells used in cultivated meat production are carefully screened to make sure they are not contaminated with infectious pathogens. Italy is set to ban lab-grown meat — here’s why that might be a mistake 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z Ms. Shah uses cholera, one of the most obdurate of pandemics, as a paradigm to explain how new deadly pathogens both emerge and circulate. Review: ‘Pandemic’ Explains How to Host the Perfect Pathogen Party 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z Some people like to age their alcoholic eggnog – this is not advised for a sherry eggnog, as sherry’s lower ABV makes the eggnog more susceptible to pathogens such as salmonella. Low-grog eggnog: Christmas cocktails that won't knock you out 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z The film is to explore the lurking pathogens that could generate the next pandemic, and address how scientists are learning to combat them. CNN Films, Sierra Tango to produce documentary about deadly pandemics 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Various rootstock hybrids have been developed to bestow different traits, including resistance to a slew of diseases that afflict such popular plants as tomatoes, including blight and wilt pathogens. The mad science behind vegetable grafting 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z Adaptive immunity is a system that learns to recognize a pathogen. Colds, flu and COVID: How diet and lifestyle can boost your immune system 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z And I think in a lot of parts of the country, you’re starting to see a consensus emerge around what we need to do to improve our protections against respiratory pathogens. Former FDA commissioner: ‘We remain almost equally vulnerable to threat from the next pandemic’ 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z Large amounts of an anti-inflammatory cytokine called Interleukin-10 are released and, in these quantities, this molecule weakens the body’s defences to bacterial or viral pathogens. The elite athlete paradox: how running a marathon can make you ill 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z There are microbes that offer protection from pollution, sunlight and invading pathogens. This Is Your Skin on Stress 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z The implication is that we may be spending hundreds of millions of dollars on ineffective measures or guarding against pathogens that are relatively benign, while lethal strains still find ways to slip through. In food safety regulations, a surprising paucity of research 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z Successful pathogens can establish these survival and attachment tasks while undermining our immune defenses. What is listeria? A microbiologist explains 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Avoid raw milk with its potential pathogens; drink pasteurized milk instead. So, you’re pregnant — here’s what’s safe to eat and drink 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z At a moment when our collective well-being depends upon the public’s trust in experts, in their knowledge about pathogens and the civilization-saving value of vaccines, this is a very dangerous sentiment. New Books Take You Through the Microscope to the World of Pathogens 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z All water supplies contain some microbes and pathogens. The unique technologies than help to prevent widespread water scarcity 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Inadequate fermentation time and sub-optimal temperature may not produce the enzymes that kill pathogens and prevent toxins. Fermented food: 5 ways to make sure it’s safe for eating 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z In the modern farming age, pork is about the least pathogen affected. Putting the Tender in Pork Tenderloin 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z It’s the plot of Wright’s thriller, an eerily-timed story about a pathogen with no cure. The most 2020 books of 2020 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z Imbibers are asking for it: salmonella, listeria and other pathogens as ghastly as they sound. Got raw milk? A Md. farm now sells the hotly debated drink — for pets. 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z Cooking rice does not kill the bacterial spores from a pathogen called Bacillus cereus. Do you need to wash rice before cooking? Here’s the science 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z I wouldn't worry about any pathogens getting into your vinegar by pouring left over wine in glasses into it. Making (Bad) Vinegar at Home: A Critic’s Confession 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z It is no secret that in the war against meat pathogens in commercial U.S. meat production, the pathogens are winning. 5 dangerous substances the food industry is pumping into your meat 2014-05-01T12:00:00Z Our bacteria fight pathogens, are involved in blood-group development, digest our food, extract energy, produce hormones and can affect our mood. The truth about poo: we’re doing it wrong 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z Moreover, the disease is also challenging to combat because, like cancer, it is not caused by an invading pathogen. Does our immune system hold the key to beating Alzheimer’s disease? 2019-03-03T05:00:00Z “The pathogens that cause food to look bad, smell bad or taste bad are not the ones that make you sick,” she said. This Life: Take Back the Trash 2011-03-04T19:17:02Z Specimens provide a baseline for institutions like the C.D.C. to study deadly pathogens. Museums Special Section: Is There a Doctor in the Exhibition? 2014-03-19T20:37:56Z Because of these potential pathogens, there is a long list of foods to avoid, including uncooked eggs, raw fish and unwashed fruits and vegetables, particularly for pregnant women. What is listeria? A microbiologist explains 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z And in the same way that our immune system can leave us more vulnerable to pathogens, our emotional state can make us more open to false — and potentially harmful — beliefs. Conspiracy theories: Why some people are susceptible and how to protect yourself 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z The mRNA used in vaccines encode instructions to make a protein from a pathogen of interest that immune cells learn to recognize and attack. Vaccines using mRNA can protect farm animals against diseases traditional ones may not 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Today there are still remarkably few legal restrictions on the sale of meat contaminated with dangerous pathogens. The Man Who Pioneered Food Safety 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z In “Virus” you prolong the song by swiping invading pathogens away from an innocent cell. Critic?s Notebook: Bjork?s ?Biophilia?: An Album as Game 2011-10-25T00:27:27Z The inspection guide is set for another update this year, to reflect disease patterns and trends, emerging pathogens and other features, said Treffiletti of the VSP. More cruise ships failed sanitation inspections in 2017 than any other year 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z It's also advised that you pluck your pods in the afternoon instead of dewy, damp mornings because the dry leaves limit the spread of potential pathogens and bacteria. Everything you need to know about growing beans 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z A mulch will shade the soil, keep moisture in and keep pathogens in the soil from splashing onto the leaves. How to plan a better tomato crop this season 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z With depressed immune systems, pathogens or parasites that might not otherwise kill bees now do. Without honeybees, we may cease to be 2013-03-21T17:11:00Z The real pathogen this time around is deceit. Review | Emily St. John Mandel’s ‘Station Eleven’ was a huge hit. Now she’s back with a different apocalypse. 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z A pathogen that lodges in people’s airways and damages their lungs beyond repair naturally thrives in cramped and ill-ventilated quarters where the poorest might live. Battling an Ancient Scourge 2022-02-05T05:00:00Z Zoonosis is a topic that, like the pathogens themselves, is hard to keep under control, and Quammen's treatment is rather uneven. Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic by David Quammen – review 2012-10-11T07:00:01Z This particular pathogen has found ways to indiscriminately get into our foods. What is listeria? A microbiologist explains 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z In DiAngelo’s almost epidemiological vision of white racism, our minds and bodies play host to a pathogen that seeks to replicate itself, sickening us in the process. A Sociologist Examines the “White Fragility” That Prevents White Americans from Confronting Racism 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z Limiting the use of mRNA vaccines right now would mean losing a new way to protect animals from pesky pathogens that current vaccines can't fend off. Vaccines using mRNA can protect farm animals against diseases traditional ones may not 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Many of the chemicals that make up spice flavors can play important roles, such as protecting the plant against pests or pathogens. How do spices get their flavor? 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z The weakened pathogens in live attenuated vaccines have the remote possibility of reverting back to their full pathogenic form or mixing with other circulating pathogens and becoming new vaccine-resistant ones. Vaccines using mRNA can protect farm animals against diseases traditional ones may not 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z The lyrics are calm meditations on life and death: “Tell me where the trauma lies,” she sings, “In the scan of pathogen/Or the shadow of my sin.” The Week Ahead: April 25 ? May 1 2010-04-23T14:59:00Z “The issue with outbreaks caused by pathogens in raw milk is that the pathogens are almost entirely killed by pasteurization—making those outbreaks almost entirely preventable,” she told Civil Eats via email. Could the raw milk boom be a lifeline for struggling farmers? 2019-03-16T04:00:00Z She adds that we should have confidence in our bodies to manage pathogens – in the vast majority of cases, even if we do nothing, we will get better. Seven ways to dodge a cold – or recover faster 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z The Food and Drug Administration recently found that spices entering the U.S. are nearly twice as likely as the average FDA-regulated foodstuff to containSalmonella pathogens or unacceptable amounts of filth. Spice imports are riddled with insect fragments and worse 2014-03-14T11:50:00Z Rats are known to transmit a wide variety of pathogens, and have caused serious damage to human society by doing so. Rats ARE like the Borg 2013-03-01T14:12:17Z His father died in the “line of duty,” he said, contracting a lethal pathogen at a turkey slaughter plant he inspected. Federal government is letting us eat metal shards, pink slime 2013-05-17T14:45:00Z With a rainbow phalanx protecting the justice against potential slips and falls, Hagner would then feel free to turn his attention away from external dangers, and toward microbial pathogens. ‘Can she eat more kale?’ Hordes of people want reassurance RBG’s health is good 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z “Finding antimicrobial substances from any natural environment is helpful in the search for new antibiotics – particularly if they are active against the WHO priority pathogens,” she said. New antibiotics could be developed using fish slime, scientists say 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z As a veterinary disease ecologist named Jon Epstein observes, “It increases the opportunity for these pathogens to jump from their natural host into a new host.” ‘Ebola,’ a History by David Quammen 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z That something new is a pathogen that leaps nimbly from the boys to their families to fishermen to tourists and then to citizens all over the world. Review | Jim Shepard’s ‘Phase Six’ makes covid look like a dress rehearsal 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z And in pregnant individuals, if the pathogen reaches the placenta, it can spread to the fetus and cause stillbirth or miscarriage. What is listeria? A microbiologist explains 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Each television screen or cell phone upon which the footage plays serves as a kind of exposure to a pathogen, as everyone reacts to a different reading of the situation. The Powerful Perspective of “Queen & Slim” 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Dogs can harbor lots of viruses, bacteria, and parasites—including harmful pathogens like e coli, giardia and salmonella. Curb your enthusiasm: Plastic bag ban poses poop problem 2014-03-06T13:45:00Z “At the moment the indications are that the presence of these pathogens is widespread across the country,” he told Today. Tick-borne disease that can kill dogs will spread in UK, experts warn 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z The potential risk to humans is high, he said; the ticks spread harmful pathogens in Asia, including hemorrhagic fever. Tick encounters are expected to be frequent this year. Here’s what you need to know. 2021-05-22T04:00:00Z Whereas “The Hot Zone” is a frantic race to contain an invisible biological foe so lethal that American leaders simply cannot belief such a pathogen would turn up here. Smart Watch: Ebola drama "The Hot Zone" has all the symptoms of a classic miniseries 2019-05-25T04:00:00Z The flu virus shipment was the third recent mistake by a government lab in handling dangerous pathogens. CDC botches supervision of deadly flu virus 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z Person-to-person transmissions of the novel coronavirus are thought to occur when an infected person coughs or sneezes, similar to how influenza and other respiratory pathogens spread, the CDC reports. Traveling during the coronavirus outbreak: What to pack 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z When processing is used, for example, to extend shelf life, add nutrition or kill pathogens, that’s all good. Perspective | All processed food isn’t bad. We took a nutritionist shopping to find reasonable options. 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z He added, "Washing meat does not reduce the risk; it increases the chance of pathogens." Washing meat is cultural, yet mandatory 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z Like white blood cells detecting pathogens, everyone around her could sense that she wasn't like them, an outsider not cooperating with the system. NY woman reveals life with a sister's schizophrenia, writes 'love letter' to her 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z There are reports of fungal pathogens attacking this planthopper. Perspective | ‘This is going to be a bad one’: A new pest is causing quarantines in Va. and Pa. 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z So you can see that illness is not just one mechanistic happening, an encounter with the pathogen. Deepak Chopra Has Never Been Sick 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Leaving food outside the fridge is, therefore, risky behavior since you do not know if food is contaminated with any pathogens or if general spoilage can occur. What to do with your refrigerated or frozen food during a power outage 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that salmonella was naturally present in meats and thus, the consumer's responsibility to properly handle and cook their meats to rid them of pathogens. "Poisoned": The 6 most horrifying revelations from Netflix's food safety documentary 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z The location of the grove has been kept secret and the area secured; one concern is that visitors might bring in a deadly pathogen. Perspective | Meet the Wollemi pine, the ‘dinosaur tree’ brought back from the dead and threatened once again 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z But, politically speaking, achieving this goal is about as likely as eradicating pathogens themselves. Review: ‘Pandemic’ Explains How to Host the Perfect Pathogen Party 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z So, this pathogen likes the taste of juniper even more than hipsters do? Re-gin-eration: what’s behind the botanical spirit boom? 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z If you're not going to color eggs right away, it's important to keep them cold to avoid the growth of salmonella or other foodborne pathogens. How to hard-boil eggs to dye for Easter 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z But no image is ever entirely neutral, and the difference between Goodsell’s painting and the CDC’s rendering speaks volumes about how we think about pathogens. Perspective | Coronavirus is a killer. But this artist won’t reduce it to a cartoon villain. 2020-03-21T04:00:00Z But in eight weeks, I fear Boorish clods will appear Dressed as pathogens for Halloween. Style Invitational Week 1400: Back on track 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z That means the vamp virus is spreading quickly, even though the CDC and government bigwigs denied that a virulent pathogen landed at JFK on Regis Flight 753, killing 206 passengers on board. 'The Strain' recap: Time to meet the Master 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z This distribution system makes it incredibly easy for deadly pathogens to easily travel from animals to produce. "Poisoned": The 6 most horrifying revelations from Netflix's food safety documentary 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Rake up and get rid of any diseased leaves that fall; this goes for the whole spectrum of foliar pathogens. Surveying the garden after a soggy summer 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z “It’s enough to kill off pathogens,” Lerner said. Why you should use compost, even if you don’t have a big garden 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z Currently, most food-borne pathogens are only detected after people get ill. Pocket-sized DNA sequencers could soon stop food-borne pathogen outbreaks as soon as they start 2019-11-30T05:00:00Z And they are pathogens, I mean some of them. Michael Pollan: Bad food is costing America its economic health 2013-12-08T19:00:00Z Would I be a worse person for canceling the flight and missing my sister’s last night in the lower 48 states—or for potentially gifting all of her guests with my pathogens? I was the one on your plane with the flu 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z That may mean more flexible layouts with breakout areas, more personal space and ventilation systems that clean the air and kill pathogens, according to Darren Comber, chief executive of British architect firm Scott Brownrigg. The return of the cubicle? Companies rethink office life post lockdown 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z “We’ve always taken extra care to protect patients from viruses and other pathogens.” Brush up on how to care for your teeth with these tips from dentists 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z Municipal biosolid applications are carefully regulated in Canada for heavy metals, nutrients and pathogens. How microplastics are making their way into our farmland 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z The palace is a petri dish aswarm with familiar pathogens of egoism, cruelty and greed. ‘The Favourite’ Review: Scheming for Power in a Kinky Palace Triangle 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z Cropping land proven to be pathogen free is in very short supply. What was behind Australia’s potato shortage? Wet weather and hard-to-control diseases 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z It involves mining silicon dioxide for the manufacture of microprocessors that will be combined with a deadly Martian pathogen called M. thanatobacillus to create "a new cybernetic life-form." 'The Four Fingers of Death': Rick Moody's sendup of sci-fi, horror movies, duct tape and the decline of the U.S. 2010-07-29T20:20:00Z The mice then survived exposure to Ebola, which causes a haemorrhagic fever, and to a cousin pathogen, the Marburg virus. Ebola: the solution may be in sight 2011-08-27T23:06:58Z Honestly, it’s okay if you don’t want to read Jim Shepard’s “Phase Six,” his new novel about a pathogen that decimates humanity. Perspective | We need comic novels more than ever. So where are they? 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z They help to control inflammation, the process the immune system uses to protect us from harmful pathogens. Colds, flu and COVID: How diet and lifestyle can boost your immune system 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z “Our study is comprehensive in the sense that we’re not only worried about the inactivation of pathogens,” she said, adding that the researchers also focused on preserving the mask’s effectiveness. Researchers found a way to clean N95 masks for reuse — in a common electric cooker 2020-08-14T04:00:00Z Especially rats as laboratory subjects infected with pathogens. Review | ‘The Red Lotus,’ a new novel with a pandemic plot, is both prescient and diverting 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z They also remember the pathogen for future reference. Colds, flu and COVID: How diet and lifestyle can boost your immune system 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z Even so, the paper towel industry has funded or promoted a rash of studies claiming that hand dryers turn bathrooms into mosh pits of pathogens. Hand dryers v paper towels: the surprisingly dirty fight for the right to dry your hands 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z The microorganisms that public health officials are most worried about are E. coli and Salmonella, dangerous pathogens that can cause severe illness. Fungi in flour can cause lots of ailments — but nothing like what happens in HBO's "The Last of Us" 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Rather than thinking that a worldwide pandemic can be sparked by one tiny pathogen’s random leap from animal to human, some might find it more comforting to believe the virus was man-made in a lab. Conspiracy theories: Why some people are susceptible and how to protect yourself 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z The process by which the immune system protects us from harmful pathogens is called inflammation. Long COVID: a range of diets are said to help manage symptoms – here’s what the evidence tells us 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z “The same mental glitch that leads people to not realize the power of compound interest,” Lewis writes, “blinds them to the importance of intervening before a pathogen explodes.” Michael Lewis Chronicles the Story of Covid’s Cassandras 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z It was inspired by news of a deadly pathogen infecting banana farms. The Banana as Muse 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z That'll destroy any pathogens that could be in the flour, so if they do put it to their mouth, it's going to be OK. Preppy Kitchen's John Kanell reveals the one tool you need to conquer your baking anxiety 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z The experts he spoke to were alarmed not just by the government’s failure to contain the virus, but by the possibility that an even more deadly pathogen was on the horizon. From Michael Lewis, a ‘Superhero Story’ About the Pandemic 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z Some of these pathogens are known to survive for months, according to a recent review of “dirty money” studies. Dirty dollars: The public health case for a cashless society 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z “Exposed to a pathogen that goes by the name Logan Roy.” ‘Succession’ Season 4, Episode 5 Recap: Bleed the Swede 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z Fortunately she becomes more engaged as she delves into contemporary research on the pathogen itself. Three Books That Track Diseases, Drugs and the World They Made 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z But commercial composting facilities are required to keep the compost at hot enough temperatures, for a long enough period of time, to get rid of harmful pathogens. Curb your enthusiasm: Plastic bag ban poses poop problem 2014-03-06T13:45:00Z The films, most with innuendo-laden names, "clearly demonstrate workplace activities highly likely to spread bloodborne pathogens in the workplace," the complaint says. AIDS activists file complaint against Larry Flynt 2010-08-26T22:51:00Z With the Cosmopolitan Chicken’s more diverse immune system, “we can predict they will be better fit to respond to a large spectrum of pathogens,” he said. Playing Chicken With the Art World 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z Even N95 masks only work against solid particles and larger liquid droplets containing pathogens; they do not prevent exposure to polluting gases such as carbon monoxide. Going to Burning Man? Don’t Forget to Pack a Mask 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Inactivated and subunit vaccines often do not produce a strong enough immune response and pathogens can quickly mutate into variants that limit vaccine effectiveness. Vaccines using mRNA can protect farm animals against diseases traditional ones may not 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Yet this seeming villain of a microbe also confers a range of different benefits to its various hosts, protecting them from other pathogens or providing vital nutrients missing from their diets. With a little help from my friends 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z Musca domestica, otherwise known as the common housefly, is known to be a mechanical vector of pathogens. Pence vs. Harris: Amid lies and side-eyes, a garbage pile of a debate attracts a fly 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z This process builds immunological memory, so that when a pathogen carrying that same protein enters the body, the immune system will be ready to mount a quick and strong response against it. Vaccines using mRNA can protect farm animals against diseases traditional ones may not 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z In a previous session, Rion gave Trump a chance to dunk on those who have criticized his use of the term “Chinese virus” to refer to the pathogen. Why are journalists skipping Trump’s daily coronavirus briefing? Not enough news to risk their health. 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z “After being among us for a century, this virus would have further evolved to be a mild pathogen that just causes the common cold today.” The Pandemic’s Future — and Ours 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z So no matter in which species the resistant gene first appears, it can potentially be transferred to a pathogen. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in New Zealand's wild cockles and watercress puts people at risk 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z But by March, the sheer body count — and a few telltale symptoms — began pointing toward a more deadly pathogen. The Deadliness of the 2014 Ebola Outbreak Was Not Inevitable 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z Long exposure over centuries to some of these pathogens yielded some resistance, but the devastating potential of infectious diseases was demonstrated when Europeans arrived in the so-called New World. The Sniping Scientists Whose Work Saved Millions of Lives 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z In contrast to live attenuated viruses, mRNA vaccines cannot revert to a pathogenic form or mix with circulating pathogens. Vaccines using mRNA can protect farm animals against diseases traditional ones may not 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Genetic variations in listeria make a big difference in whether the pathogen ends up being involved in multistate outbreaks or simply hitching a ride harmlessly through our digestive tract. What is listeria? A microbiologist explains 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z While water is regularly tested at recreational sites for potential pathogens, wild-harvested foods are commonly overlooked as a source of exposure to antibiotic-resistant microbes. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in New Zealand's wild cockles and watercress puts people at risk 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z Pests and pathogens are sometimes involved, so crop rotation to avoid the persistence of both is always a good idea. Growing sweet corn? Here’s how to keep your stalks from toppling. 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z Overcrowded packaging plants and under-regulated imports are filling our kitchen with invisible spores and sleeper pathogens poised to turn our children into Patient 1 of the next global pandemic. This Life: Take Back the Trash 2011-03-04T19:17:02Z Last year, two people participating in trials in the US contracted E Coli from faecal transplants – one died – because samples had not been tested for that pathogen. The poo panacea: inside the strange, surprising world of faecal transplants 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z "While the Nazis famously saw him as a model of musical health, at no time before or since the 1800s has one figure so dominated the debate on music as a pathogen as Wagner." A disease called Richard? Wagner as mental health menace 2013-05-22T10:54:15Z These include inactivated vaccines that contain a killed version of a pathogen, live attenuated vaccines that contain a weakened version of a pathogen and subunit vaccines that contain one part of a pathogen. Vaccines using mRNA can protect farm animals against diseases traditional ones may not 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z If humans were about to travel in space, we were also about to spread terrestrial organisms to other planets, and conceivably bring alien pathogens back to Earth. Sputnik’s spawn: How the Cold War created astrobiology 2014-03-09T17:30:00Z Some of the most mobile of these genes supply components for antibiotic resistance and virulence, and may help a pathogen to change its host. Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic by David Quammen – review 2012-10-11T07:00:01Z Lazarettos are quarantine stations designed to protect ports from seafaring pathogens. How Plagues Shape the Landscape 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z The pathogen turns people into violent, fungus-covered monsters called "infected" which are technically a type of zombie, just not the kind risen from the grave. "The Last of Us" could change how Hollywood does video games, but hateful gamers make it difficult 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z More investment is needed in basic science, drug discovery and clinical development, it says, especially for those pathogens on the WHO’s critical priority list. Too few antibiotics in pipeline to tackle global drug-resistance crisis, WHO warns 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z Gronavirus: The pathogen that causes dads to tell such awful jokes. Style Invitational Week 1420: Singing on the job 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z It’s generally considered a bad idea to eat raw cookie dough, due to certain ingredients that may contain dangerous pathogens if consumed raw. TikTok user finds out what happens when cookie dough from ice cream is baked 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z Don't worry about bacteria growth at this stage: 30 minutes isn't nearly enough time for any harmful foodborne pathogens to grow and spread. How to cook filet mignon to absolute perfection 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z The screening tests are as severe as the donor questionnaires: all samples are tested for a wide range of pathogens. The poo panacea: inside the strange, surprising world of faecal transplants 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z Broadly speaking, there are two reasons why such diseases are making a comeback: because the pathogens that cause them are constantly evolving; and because inadequate numbers of people are being vaccinated. TB and scarlet fever: why Victorian diseases are making a comeback 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z But we're getting better at this too, with scientists creating tools much more accurate than our nose at detecting food-borne pathogens. The sniff test is not reliable for food safety – here’s why 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z It helped fight pathogens and helped the immune system, and many of those qualities have been conserved. A night at the vibrator museum 2012-05-20T00:00:00Z “This isn’t a health issue restricted to a specific group of people, this is news that there’s a pathogen; strains are nastier in this location.” Mutated HIV strains in Canada may cause quicker illness, study finds 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z Hotspots where new pathogens are most likely to hatch, such as factory farms, urban slums and wild habitats that are rapidly invaded, are being watched. Passing through 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z Microbiota perform a variety of functions, including digesting food and protecting against specific pathogens. Does our gut microbiota really influence our health and life expectancy? 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z “A network of clinics,” she writes, “staffed with health care workers trained to recognize and report new pathogens, could do the trick.” Review: ‘Pandemic’ Explains How to Host the Perfect Pathogen Party 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z I had my mask — two of them, actually — a blue plaid number that seemed formal enough to block pathogens at a garden party. Review | Going to my first concert of the pandemic felt like preparing for battle. Then I got there. 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z I still feel that pathogens are precipitating factors in susceptible hosts, and that the outcome of illness and recovery is very complex. Deepak Chopra Has Never Been Sick 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z In the modern farming age, pork is about the least pathogen affected. Putting the Tender in Pork Tenderloin 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z According to the Mayo Clinic, infection occurs when viruses, bacteria or other disease-causing pathogens enter your body and start replicating. Vaccine terms explained: Efficacy vs. effectiveness, herd immunity and others 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z When you go to developing countries where the water isn’t safe, formula isn’t a great option, and you can really use these extra immune-boosting benefits because of these pathogen rich environments. A night at the vibrator museum 2012-05-20T00:00:00Z In “Biography of Resistance,” Zaman considers antibiotics as the major weapon for killing bacterial pathogens — and the ways in which this war has backfired. New Books Take You Through the Microscope to the World of Pathogens 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z On the one hand, its rootstock is notably hard and resistant to plant pathogens like peronospora; its grapes grow like a rash. Sipping the Pleasures of Istria 2013-08-22T19:03:39Z Dendritic cells, which warn the body of foreign substances, and white blood cells, which kill pathogens, are put on high alert, wearing the body out. A Town for People with Chronic Fatigue 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z It is believed to enhance the function of cells, such as T cells, that protect the body from pathogens and may help modulate inflammatory responses if the body is under attack. Vitamin D sales are up. But experts still don’t know whether it can prevent or treat covid. 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z In a study which appears in Nature Communications, they identified a gene cluster activated by pathogen infection, which was found to produce a compound they named triticein. Unexpected discovery opens bioengineering opportunities for human and plant health 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z The policy now only explicitly covers human pathogens already known to be highly transmissible and virulent. House approves ban on gain-of-function pathogen research 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Skaar and his team have focused on how pathogens like C. diff acquire iron and other metals, with a goal of finding new pathways that could be exploited to "starve" pathogens of essential nutrients. Novel C. diff structures are required for infection, offer new therapeutic targets 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z It spreads from wild birds that shed the pathogen through their feces into the environment, including the wetlands they inhabit. Surveilling wetlands for infectious bird flu -- and finding it 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z In 2017 it began to offer biochemistry, asking students to design a molecule to block a fungal plant pathogen, and last year it added genomics. Surprise $200 million bequest has tiny Summer Science Program thinking big 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Mosses play an essential role in rainwater retention, decreasing plant pathogens and increasing carbon sequestration in soil, thus improving the overall soil health. Research provides crucial insights into moss growth under elevated CO2 levels that may benefit climate change models 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Earlier this year, a federal advisory group recommended expanding its scope to pathogens that are “moderately” virulent or transmissible in humans, and officials are now working on revised rules. House approves ban on gain-of-function pathogen research 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Iron storage "spheres" inside the bacterium C. diff -- the leading cause of hospital-acquired infections -- could offer new targets for antibacterial drugs to combat the pathogen. Novel C. diff structures are required for infection, offer new therapeutic targets 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z This approach could be used to predict when and where potential problems, such as foaming or the emergence of pathogens, are likely to occur and allow countermeasures to be taken. Forecasting microbiomes for sustainability and health 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Your T cells fight threats by responding to molecular fragments that belong to a pathogen -- but only when these molecules are bound with markers that come from your own tissues. A closer look at rebel T cells 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z High degree of Si deposition is believed to mitigate against damage caused by pests, pathogens, and nutrient imbalances. Identifying a silicon transporter to improve the yield of rice 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z The House amendment goes further because it would eliminate the special reviews and instead impose an outright funding ban on all HHS-funded gain-of-function research on viruses and other agents deemed to be “potential pandemic pathogens.” House approves ban on gain-of-function pathogen research 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z In future studies, the researchers plan to explore how ferrosomes are formed, whether other gut pathogens produce ferrosomes, and whether these structures might be shared in the gut as a source of iron. Novel C. diff structures are required for infection, offer new therapeutic targets 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z The research, published today in Science Advances, is the first to use a sophisticated human tissue model to explore the interaction between host and pathogen for six common species that cause urinary tract infections. Artificial bladders shine light on bugs that cause urinary tract infections 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Typical T cells need a few days to develop in the thymus and only adapt to fighting new threats after leaving the thymus -- and after several days of stimulation from a pathogen. A closer look at rebel T cells 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z "We tested this molecule against over 500 different clinically relevant pathogen species in four different locations. And this molecule completely surprised us by either mimicking or surpassing the efficacy of current clinically available antifungal drugs." New antifungal molecule kills fungi without toxicity in human cells, mice 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Another amendment added to the HHS funding bill would ban gain-of-function studies at an NIH pathogen lab in Colorado. House approves ban on gain-of-function pathogen research 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z An online estate agent brochure explains to prospective buyers the site provides state-of-the-art lab lines with facilities capable of containing high levels of virus or pathogens. UK's first Covid mega lab up for sale 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Its remaining woodlands face many challenges including climate change, biodiversity loss, invasive species, damage from deer and grey squirrels, and a big increase in the number of tree pests and pathogens. UK forests face 'catastrophic ecosystem collapse' 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z In addition, the pathogen can permanently colonise organs such as the lungs, where it promotes progressive tissue damage. Neutralizing antibodies that target resistant bacteria 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z Compact genetic testing device created for Covid-19 could be used to detect a range of pathogens, or conditions including cancer. 'Lab on a chip' genetic test device can identify viruses within three minutes with top-level accuracy 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z House of Representatives last night approved a ban on federal funding for “gain-of-function” research that modifies risky pathogens in ways that can make them more harmful to people. House approves ban on gain-of-function pathogen research 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z In addition, the pathogen can permanently colonize organs such as the lungs, where it promotes progressive tissue damage. New antibodies neutralize resistant bacteria 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z But when there are massive die-off events -- which can be caused by drought and heat, sometimes with associated insects, pathogens or wildfire -- tree populations become dependent on their ability to regenerate. The kids aren't alright: Saplings reveal how changing climate may undermine forests 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z New therapeutic approaches are therefore urgently needed to ensure effective treatment of infections with multidrug-resistant pathogens such as P. aeruginosa in the future. Neutralizing antibodies that target resistant bacteria 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z The research team, based at the University of Bath, say the technology could easily be adapted to detect other pathogens such as bacteria -- or even conditions like cancer. 'Lab on a chip' genetic test device can identify viruses within three minutes with top-level accuracy 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z The amendment now reads: “None of the funds made available by this Act may be used, either directly or indirectly, to conduct or support any gain-of-function research involving a potential pandemic pathogen.” House approves ban on gain-of-function pathogen research 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z New therapeutic approaches are therefore urgently needed to ensure effective treatment for infections with multi-resistant pathogens such as P. aeruginosa in the future. New antibodies neutralize resistant bacteria 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z “The proposed development would introduce a potentially catastrophic mix of wildfires, trampling, pollution, pathogens and invasions of exotic plants and animals.” Ancient California tree may be threatened by proposed Riverside County development 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z Due to numerous resistance mechanisms, infections with the pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa are particularly feared. Neutralizing antibodies that target resistant bacteria 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z She says: 'With LoCKAmp technology providing both low cost and real time genetic target identification and quantification, we're getting ever closer to real time pathogen tracking. 'Lab on a chip' genetic test device can identify viruses within three minutes with top-level accuracy 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z The amendment’s wording reflects a long-running debate about studies that give risky pathogens new abilities, such as tweaking a deadly H5N1 avian influenza virus so that it spreads better in mammals. House approves ban on gain-of-function pathogen research 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z The research team isolated highly effective antibodies against this pathogen from immune cells of patients with cystic fibrosis who were chronically infected with P. aeruginosa. New antibodies neutralize resistant bacteria 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z Just a handful of the hundred ticks from the farm screened for infectious agents tested positive for pathogens, including one, Anaplasma phagocytophilium, that can cause disease in animals and humans. An exotic tick that can kill cattle is spreading across Ohio 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z This decline causes an incalculable disturbance of crucial ecosystem services while simultaneously fostering the emergence of novel pathogens, which undermines the basis of our very existence. Advanced assisted reproduction in white rhinos is safe and reliable, shows evaluation of procedures 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z This flow helps prevent pathogens from invading the reproductive tract by flushing them down and simultaneously selects sperm capable of swimming against the flow toward the egg via a phenomenon known as rheotaxis. Sperm adjust their swimming style to adapt to fluctuating fluid conditions 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Fish deploy many of the same pathogen fighters, including T cells, B cells, and macrophages. Why don’t fish have tonsils? They have a good alternative, study suggests 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Their review of the 47 studies found surgical masks had higher rates of preventing the spread of airborne pathogens than cloth masks, and high-filtration N95 or KN95 masks were more effective than both. Review of 47 studies concludes indoor masking best reduces COVID-19 spread 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z “A global approach is especially important since climate change allows insects that carry pathogens like Leishmania, dengue virus and malaria to expand their range.” Texas sand fly may carry parasites that cause disfiguring skin disease, CDC says 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z Inflammation is a useful immune response to the constant exposure of cells to stressors such as pathogens. A promising target to fight inflammatory bowel diseases 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z The same is the case for a range of glial cells, which create a stable environment for neurons by ensheathing them, providing nutrients, and defending against pathogens -- all important for a young, still-developing organ. New method tracks how brain cells age 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z And they don’t have tonsils, which help detect pathogen molecules. Why don’t fish have tonsils? They have a good alternative, study suggests 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z And because the Ngogo community is found in the heart of the park, its only neighbors are other chimps—not humans who can expose chimpanzees to pathogens that have devastated other communities. Humans are no longer the only primates that go through menopause 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z They are responsible for many important roles, including attacking viral- or bacterial-infected cells and certain cancer cells, and immunological memory -- remembering the specific pathogens or the cancer signatures that originally trigger T cells. Breakthrough T cell discovery has huge potential for engineering custom immune responses 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z They also wanted to find out if these compounds could be used to fend off fungal plant pathogens in fruit, as a way to avoid the toxicity and resistance associated with chemical fungicides. Sunflower extract fights fungi to keep blueberries fresh 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z For instance, clinical malaria is known to exhaust T cells, he says, and vaccination, by preventing infection, might therefore leave T cells readier to combat other pathogens. First malaria vaccine slashes early childhood mortality 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z Immune cells in our tonsils, lymph nodes, and spleen show fragments of pathogen molecules known as antigens to one another, sparking a counterattack against invaders. Why don’t fish have tonsils? They have a good alternative, study suggests 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z But biologists have shown they can assemble full genomes for such pathogens and get them to reproduce in the lab. U.S. urges DNA synthesis firms to ramp up screening for biosecurity threats 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z Researchers generally agree that, despite the impact of insecticides and other malaria control measures, and the recent development of a malaria vaccine, new approaches against this deadly parasitic pathogen are needed. Potential for injectable 'chemical vaccine' for malaria using atovaquone 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z "These are pathogens that cause or have the potential to cause significant human infections and loss of life, and a single vaccine that provides protection could slow down or even prevent another pandemic." Single vaccine protects against three deadly strains of coronavirus 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Assessing and testing for pathogens can be problematic, as the authors found when they studied various methods including culture-based assays, immuno-based technologies, and emerging technologies. Contaminants in cannabis and hemp flowers create potential for health risks 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z During an infection, our lymph nodes and spleen sprout cellular cradles called germinal centers that allow B cells to hone their antibodies to be more effective against an attacking pathogen. Why don’t fish have tonsils? They have a good alternative, study suggests 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z The goal is to limit the ability of “individuals with ill intent” to use synthetic nucleic acids to construct harmful biological pathogens or toxins. U.S. urges DNA synthesis firms to ramp up screening for biosecurity threats 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z “The panic of a new virus pathogen can accelerate vaccines, but unfortunately, it also accelerated the anti-vaccine movement.” Mosquito-borne illnesses are picking up speed. Experts say Americans are unprepared 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z The majority of those cases involved patients who had no travel history, meaning they most likely acquired the pathogen locally. Health officials say a flesh-eating parasite is now endemic in Texas. Here’s what that means 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z In human challenge trials, researchers intentionally expose healthy volunteers to a pathogen to test a vaccine or treatment, or better understand the disease they cause. First pill for dengue shows promise in human challenge trial 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z These efforts, however, have had limited success and do nothing to combat other pathogens that can be transmitted by ticks, the researchers say. Racing to defuse a 'ticking' public health time bomb 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Worried that bioterrorists will take advantage of the growing ease of creating risky pathogens in the lab, federal officials are beefing up guidelines for companies that sell nucleic acids such as DNA and RNA. U.S. urges DNA synthesis firms to ramp up screening for biosecurity threats 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z This virus is harmless to animals and humans, but immune cells recognize it as foreign and get fired up to attack to search for a pathogen. Nanoparticle vaccine could curb cancer metastasis to lungs by targeting a protein 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z She isolates the pathogen from the sample, and grows a culture of it – then uses that to produce a batch of the vaccine. This Virus Hunter Hunter Fought a Pandemic Using a Garage Full of Guinea Pigs 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z As tests became more expensive and harder to come by, the CDC turned to wastewater testing — or collecting samples of pathogens in our poo — to monitor the national and regional spread of COVID-19. A lapse in COVID wastewater detection is worrying scientists about distorted data 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z The goal of the team's microbiology lab is to better understand these 'switch' proteins, which turn an otherwise harmless bacteria into an aggressive pathogen. Scientists discover the possible triggers for bacterial pathogens, opening the door for new treatment strategies 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z The bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii is an extremely dangerous pathogen that is found, among other places, in hospitals: Many of the bacterial strains are resistant to different classes of antibiotics. The deep slumber of a hospital pathogen: Why infections with Acinetobacter baumannii can flare up again and again 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z "But knowing which patients are colonized with these pathogens can help contain their spread to other patients." Statewide prevalence data on two new emerging pathogens in healthcare settings 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z "The capacity to rapidly restore the B. vulgatus community in these patients would be important to reduce the risk of infection by pathogens or antibiotic-resistant microbe pathogens that could impact overall health," Morrow said. Fecal microbe transplants: B. vulgatus genes that correlate with early colonization 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z A 2023 study suggests leaf litter strengthens ecosystem biodiversity by making soil more fertile and reducing the risk of pathogens left behind by animals. Leave your dead leaves on the ground this fall 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z "We study these molecules to understand how they function in disease, so that other labs may look into finding drugs that kill these pathogens," said Wing. Scientists discover the possible triggers for bacterial pathogens, opening the door for new treatment strategies 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z They are also testing EVEscape on understudied viruses such as Lassa and Nipah, two pathogens of pandemic potential for which relatively little information exists. An AI tool that can help forecast viral outbreaks 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z A dreaded pathogen is spreading rapidly among livestock in the Netherlands for the first time in 14 years, killing sheep and sickening cattle. Potent strain of bluetongue virus is spreading in northern Europe, threatening sheep and cattle 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Flu and other infectious diseases usually hit young children and the elderly the hardest because their immune systems can’t fight pathogens as effectively. Killer 1918 flu didn’t pick on the healthy, after all 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z Measles and polio are static viruses, whereas influenza mutates regularly, allowing it to evade our immune system even if it’s been trained to identify the pathogen via prior infection or vaccination. The Flu Vaccine Works—In a Way Most People Don’t Appreciate 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z A constellation of new worries appeared alongside thermonuclear fallout: synthetic chemicals, global overpopulation, genetically modified pathogens, "ultra-intelligent" machines and the newly-discovered “nuclear winter” scenario. We're all gonna die! How the idea of human extinction has reshaped our world 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z Such protein subunit vaccines have yielded durable protection against various pathogens including hepatitis B and shingles, along with some respiratory ailments such as pneumonia. Should you pick Novavax’s COVID-19 shot over mRNA options? 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z The newly discovered mechanism prevents GPB1 from attacking cell membranes indiscriminately, creating a guard mechanism that is sensitive to disruption by the actions of pathogens inside the cells. New discovery may 'unlock' the future of infectious disease and cancer treatment 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Hives and anaphylaxis are true allergic reactions that result from the immune system producing antibodies that target penicillin like it would if it were fighting a pathogen such as a cold or flu virus. 95 Percent of Penicillin Allergies Are Wrong. A New Test Could Help 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Professor Good said: "In the future, this vaccine platform could pave the way for other mucosal pathogens." Vaccine via the nasal passage could be the new line of defence against Strep A 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Researchers designed the formula to prevent serious infections from drug-resistant pathogens. Hospital superbugs: Could one vaccine rule them all? 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Most recently, the bugs have been found to spread the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa, a pathogen that has decimated olive groves in the Apulia region of Italy. Meadow Spittlebug's record-breaking diet also makes it top disease carrier for plants 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z However, he and other researchers note vaccines typically refer to products that use a microbe or bits of it to trigger specific, long-lasting immunity to one or several related pathogens. Immunity-enhancing cocktail protects mice against multiple hospital germs 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z They are usually less targeted, so using them is like casting a net to catch a pathogen rather than shooting an arrow at it. 95 Percent of Penicillin Allergies Are Wrong. A New Test Could Help 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Lead author Dr Victoria Ozberk said studies have shown most pathogens enter or colonise via the soft tissue in the upper respiratory tract, which is essentially the highway to the rest of the body. Vaccine via the nasal passage could be the new line of defence against Strep A 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Typical vaccines usually prompt the body to make antibodies against a specific pathogen. Hospital superbugs: Could one vaccine rule them all? 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z These tell the body that there might be a problem with a pathogen, such as a virus, that warrants an immune response. A hygiene program for chromosomes 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z Rodents lacking functional macrophages, sentinel cells that engulf pathogens and are required for the innate immune response, fared much worse. Immunity-enhancing cocktail protects mice against multiple hospital germs 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z The liver is instrumental in keeping the human bloodstream free of pathogens -- bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Liver fibrosis: Giant cells step in to compensate for impaired immune function 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z "This platform provides a real shot at developing a new direction for vaccine discovery against significant infectious pathogens that cause serious and life-threatening diseases," he said. Vaccine via the nasal passage could be the new line of defence against Strep A 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z In essence, the body can use genetic instructions from mRNA to identify a virus’s spike protein and combat it when the actual pathogen arrives. Nobel Prize for medicine awarded to scientists who paved the way for mRNA vaccines 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z "We also hope our findings highlight that sepsis is not a "one-size-fits-all" entity, but one that requires clinicians to tailor their diagnosis and treatment strategy to each patient's syndrome and probable pathogen." SARS-CoV-2-associated sepsis was more common, deadly than previously thought, study finds 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z The team found that a type of V. cholerae containing multidrug-resistant genetic elements took over as the main pathogen during the Yemen outbreak period, likely from the widespread use of antibiotics at the time. Genes fuelling antibiotic resistance in Yemen cholera outbreak uncovered 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z This serves as a first line of defense against invading pathogens. Edges cause cilia to quickly synchronize their beating pattern 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z Bacterial viruses do not make any difference between antibiotic-resistant and other bacteria, thus they are being researched as possible weapon in the fight against multi-resistant pathogens. Atopic dermatitis: Viruses discovered as new therapy option 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z The pair also examined the leaves for damage by pathogens or plant-eating animals. How climate change disrupts fall foliage 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z My research group has found that these pathogens grow more than a thousand times better when given juices from salad leaves, even if the salad bag is refrigerated. I’m a microbiologist and here’s what (and where) I never eat 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Their goal is to assess the risk that, as the Arctic warms and the permafrost thaws, long-frozen soil could release dangerous pathogens. Permafrost can imprison dangerous microbes for centuries. Will the Arctic thaw release them? 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Keeping to their traditional timing, they might reach a breeding area when spring is more advanced, encountering a changed ecosystem and, perhaps, different pathogens. Changing bird migrations threaten to bring new infectious diseases to humans 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z How are environmental changes, loss of biodiversity, and the spread of pathogens connected? Decreasing biodiversity may promote spread of viruses 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z The microbes also give off heat, and in a large, well-managed pile, that heat can reach over 130 degrees Fahrenheit, enough to kill pathogens. How to compost—and why it’s good for the environment 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Mosquitoes and ticks carrying pathogens could multiply faster and spread farther, endangering ever more people. Malaria cases could ebb in an even hotter world. But other diseases will get worse 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z Yet some scientists do worry that the effort itself could unleash a human pathogen. Permafrost can imprison dangerous microbes for centuries. Will the Arctic thaw release them? 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z For some birds, climate change might convert what once was a stopover spot into their primary breeding grounds, which could make them more likely to pick up certain pathogens. Changing bird migrations threaten to bring new infectious diseases to humans 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z "Previously, these kinds of processes were studied almost exclusively using individual pathogens and individual hosts. Now we have a more complete picture that we can use for further research," she explains. Decreasing biodiversity may promote spread of viruses 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z Our bodies have T-cells, which are white blood cells that specialize in fighting both pathogens, think of the common cold, and altered cells of the organism itself, like tumor cells. How a small strand of RNA is key to fighting cancer 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z Migrating animals could mingle with species they have not encountered before, allowing pathogens to spread to new animal hosts and eventually humans. Malaria cases could ebb in an even hotter world. But other diseases will get worse 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z A more alarming pathogen may have already emerged naturally from frozen ground. Permafrost can imprison dangerous microbes for centuries. Will the Arctic thaw release them? 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Changing climate could also make some pathogens more dangerous. Changing bird migrations threaten to bring new infectious diseases to humans 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z For immunity against infection, such "memory" cells often require a constant, low level of exposure to the invading pathogen. Moms' ability to 'remember' prior pregnancies suggests new strategies for preventing complications 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z But when they recognize foreign antigens after bumping into them, they suddenly wake up, turn into killer T-cells and attack whatever the pathogen may be, from the sniffles to COVID, or even cancer. How a small strand of RNA is key to fighting cancer 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z As a graduate student at the University of California, Santa Barbara, passionate about both math and biology, she focused on how plant pathogens spill over from invasive grass species to native ones. Malaria cases could ebb in an even hotter world. But other diseases will get worse 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z He hopes the VEO researchers do not attempt to revive pathogens that might have the potential to cause outbreaks in humans. Permafrost can imprison dangerous microbes for centuries. Will the Arctic thaw release them? 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Climate change could influence pathogen spread in other ways. Changing bird migrations threaten to bring new infectious diseases to humans 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Each year these pathogens sicken millions of people around the world each year, killing tens of thousands. Discovery in mosquitoes could lead to new strategy against dengue fever and other mosquito-borne vectors 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z A magnifying eyepiece, produced by 3D printing, fits cellphone cameras and takes photos of microscope slides; AI image analysis then picks out and identifies pathogens. AI is on the world’s mind. Is the UN the place to figure out what to do about it? 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z Mordecai set out to dissect how temperature affects both mosquitoes and the pathogens they carry. Malaria cases could ebb in an even hotter world. But other diseases will get worse 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z There are also worries that permafrost pathogens could infect livestock—and then spill over into humans. Permafrost can imprison dangerous microbes for centuries. Will the Arctic thaw release them? 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z At birth birds have little immunity, and if they hatch in new locales, they may pick new pathogens and pass them to other populations or species. Changing bird migrations threaten to bring new infectious diseases to humans 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z "The biology of mosquito susceptibility and tolerance to infection is an interesting area of exploration for other pathogens as well," says Dimopoulos. Discovery in mosquitoes could lead to new strategy against dengue fever and other mosquito-borne vectors 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z When it dries out, its spores mingle with dusty topsoil and can be inhaled as airborne pathogens. Valley Fever Is a Growing Fungal Threat to Outdoor Workers 2023-09-23T04:00:00Z It also influences mosquito-borne pathogens, determining for instance how likely they are to establish themselves in the insect after it consumes blood from an infected person or animal and how long that takes. Malaria cases could ebb in an even hotter world. But other diseases will get worse 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z If the VEO team does find dangerous pathogens, Greenland could close certain areas to tourists and stop archaeological excavations, Aarestrup says. Permafrost can imprison dangerous microbes for centuries. Will the Arctic thaw release them? 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z And climate may directly hamper or aid pathogens, which have preferred temperatures and humidity themselves. Changing bird migrations threaten to bring new infectious diseases to humans 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z If the mosquitoes' fitness was impaired, they would likely have evolved strong defenses against these pathogens. Discovery in mosquitoes could lead to new strategy against dengue fever and other mosquito-borne vectors 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z But when the plants detect a pathogen, these folded RNA structures are unzipped, enabling plant cells to make defense proteins to fight infection. Unzipping mRNA rallies plant cells to fight infection 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z Broad and easily understood statements such as “mosquito-borne pathogens will thrive in a warming world” can be seductive but misleading, Carlson acknowledges. Malaria cases could ebb in an even hotter world. But other diseases will get worse 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z They retain the memory of pathogens previously encountered and can reactivate when its reappears -- as in the case of a virus, but also in the case of tumour pathogens -- providing much longer-lasting immune protection. Strengthening artificial immune cells to fight cancer 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Researchers widely agree that the most damaging avian pathogen today, a variant of the influenza virus subtype known as H5N1, emerged because of human actions unrelated to greenhouse emissions. Changing bird migrations threaten to bring new infectious diseases to humans 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z While the genomes of T. pallidum are highly conserved compared to other bacterial pathogens -- as they tend to transmit more frequently than they mutate -- subtle differences can still exist as it spreads through a population. Syphilis transmission networks and antimicrobial resistance in England uncovered using genomics 2023-09-16T04:00:00Z Dong says the findings could lead to new ways to engineer crops that are "not only resistant to pathogens, but also to environmental stresses like heat, cold, and drought." Unzipping mRNA rallies plant cells to fight infection 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z One of the most important functions of the symbiotic microbes in the gut is to defend against pathogens. That smell: New gut microbe produces smelly toxic gas but protects against pathogens 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z Many pathogens, including the virus that causes COVID-19, are thought to have originated in wild animals before spilling into human populations. Incubator or barrier? Exploring the links between agriculture, biodiversity and the spread of pathogens 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z For researchers worried about other bird-borne pathogens, however, the international effort to document the flu virus’ spread shows the value of surveillance. Changing bird migrations threaten to bring new infectious diseases to humans 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z "These pathogens can be devastating to the economy, to people's livelihoods, and to people's health," Javanmard said. Scientists develop method to detect deadly infectious diseases 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z It all comes down to pathogens, a term for microorganisms that can cause disease. The key to a tiny bee's health is having a good mom, study finds 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Having small amounts of hydrogen sulfide in the gut is a good thing; in fact, it's essential for a number of physiological processes, and can even protect against pathogens. That smell: New gut microbe produces smelly toxic gas but protects against pathogens 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z For example, monocultures of corn attract large populations of mice, which tend to harbor potential zoonotic pathogens. Incubator or barrier? Exploring the links between agriculture, biodiversity and the spread of pathogens 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z Wild birds are simply difficult to monitor for pathogens. Changing bird migrations threaten to bring new infectious diseases to humans 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Trade and commercial markets involving live birds and mammals more broadly must of course also be carefully assessed and closed down as necessary to prevent pathogen spillovers. The simplest way to prevent the next pandemic? Leave bats alone 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z Perhaps most horrifyingly, many of them developed a fungal infection from a pathogen known as Aspergillus. The key to a tiny bee's health is having a good mom, study finds 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Hydrogen sulfide-producing microbes in the gut may help "choke out" oxygen-dependent pathogens such as Klebsiella, making it harder for them to colonize. That smell: New gut microbe produces smelly toxic gas but protects against pathogens 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z To prevent zoonotic spread and spillover in the future, it's important to promote agricultural practices that boost biodiversity and create pathogen barriers, while minimizing conditions that form incubators, according to the authors. Incubator or barrier? Exploring the links between agriculture, biodiversity and the spread of pathogens 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z They were seeking eagles—and clues to the stream of viruses and other pathogens coursing along Europe’s flyways in the guts of migratory birds. Changing bird migrations threaten to bring new infectious diseases to humans 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Everything goes in a cooler in the truck bed until she returns to the lab in Richland where the insects will be tested for deadly pathogens, like West Nile virus. WA's mosquito trackers test thousands of bugs. This year they're seeing a spike of West Nile virus 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z The virus sometimes causes severe illness even in those without underlying conditions, causing more deaths in children than other vaccine-preventable diseases, as chickenpox did before vaccines against those pathogens were universally recommended. Why the CDC has recommended new COVID boosters for all 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z "Hydrogen sulfide may suppress the oxygen-dependent metabolism of some pathogens," explains Ye. That smell: New gut microbe produces smelly toxic gas but protects against pathogens 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z Modern filtration systems remove everything from toxic wildfire smoke to pathogens like the coronavirus. Opinion: How California schools can finally quit burning fossil fuels 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z The researchers banded, swabbed, and drew blood from the eaglets, all to be analyzed for pathogens they might have picked up from their migratory prey and for antibodies from their mother, signs of past infections. Changing bird migrations threaten to bring new infectious diseases to humans 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Tracking West Nile virus and other fatal pathogens through human cases is costly and inefficient, so public health officials must rely on these other methods. WA's mosquito trackers test thousands of bugs. This year they're seeing a spike of West Nile virus 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z The citation said he used ancient DNA from teeth to identify human pathogens and retrieved DNA from environmental samples “opening a new scientific field.” Balzan Prizes recognize achievements in study of human evolution, black holes with $840,000 awards 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z In the present study, the researchers found that Taurinivorans muris has a protective role against Klebsiella and Salmonella, two important gut pathogens. That smell: New gut microbe produces smelly toxic gas but protects against pathogens 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z “The more people you put in a closer vicinity of where the mosquitos are, the higher chance of pathogen transmission,” he said, noting the challenges of the wetland areas surrounding Utah’s Great Salt Lake. Let skeeters feed on you for science? Welcome to front lines of mosquito control 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z A staggering number of variables influence the risks: bird behavior, the nature of the pathogens, the insects and other vectors that help spread them, and humans’ own habits and effects on the landscape. Changing bird migrations threaten to bring new infectious diseases to humans 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Kinney is a co-founder of Biosafety Now, a nonprofit that advocates for improved laboratory safety and prohibiting research that modifies pathogens in ways that potentially make them more dangerous to humans. U.S. cancels program aimed at identifying potential pandemic viruses 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z These temperatures also destroy weed seeds and any potential pathogens, according to the zoo. Woodland Park Zoo’s ‘poopular’ Zoo Doo compost sale returns 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z Zooxanthellae help remove waste and fend off pathogens and are responsible for coral’s vibrant colors. Carbon in the Oceans Is Altering the Micro-Fabric of Life 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z This little pathogen attacks the mucus layer protecting the stomach, causing ulcers to form. Bruce Springsteen postpones eight shows due to peptic ulcer disease 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z As birds migrate to feed or breed, rising temperatures and changing moisture patterns are likely to affect where they go, how long they stay, and what pathogens they meet. Changing bird migrations threaten to bring new infectious diseases to humans 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z The White House last week requested public comment on whether to adopt controversial recommendations that the government tighten oversight of federally funded research on dangerous pathogens. News at a glance: Costly invasive species, cancer in younger adults, and fumigating Paris 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Legislators are also debating proposals for greater oversight of research collaborations with China and restrictions on research that alters the characteristics of pathogens, as well as a bill setting new funding targets for agricultural research. As shutdown looms, will U.S. Congress cut spending and restrict research? 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z A panel’s recommendations earlier this year to tighten U.S. rules for funding research on dangerous pathogens sparked concerns that some of the changes would hamper routine studies important to public health. White House seeks input on tightening rules for risky pathogen research 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z “The problems are things that, many of them, you don’t see,” he says, citing in particular the pathogens and chemicals that can accumulate in floodwaters. What’s in Floodwaters? 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z What that implies for the airborne traffic of pathogens, and ultimately the risk to people, remains uncertain, however. Changing bird migrations threaten to bring new infectious diseases to humans 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Targets included gain-of-function studies that could give pathogens new abilities to infect humans, and dual-use research that could be used for good or harm. News at a glance: Costly invasive species, cancer in younger adults, and fumigating Paris 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Several House bills would ban federal funding for GOF studies that alter the characteristics of pathogens. As shutdown looms, will U.S. Congress cut spending and restrict research? 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z The existing policy covers just seven types of experiments, such as those that would make a pathogen resistant to drugs, involving only 15 pathogens or their toxins. White House seeks input on tightening rules for risky pathogen research 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z “So there’s a high likelihood that you’re going to get a lot of contaminants, pathogens potentially, into the water.” What’s in Floodwaters? 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z The Chinese military is expected to develop genetically engineered pathogens with specific virulence or drug resistance profiles, allowing for targeted biological attacks against enemy forces or populations, the report said. Study warns Chinese nanotechnology fueling advanced bio, cyber weapons, electronic warfare tools 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z Reusable bags of any kind brought from home were “virus-laden”; they were “petri dishes for bacteria and carriers of harmful pathogens,” industry groups were quoted as saying by the New York Times. Does California have a plastic bag ban or what? 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z Archaeologists examined sediment in 2,700-year-old toilets in Jerusalem and found the oldest known traces of Giardia duodenalis, a pathogen that can cause the intestinal malady dysentery. Science News Briefs from around the World: September 2023 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z It currently limits such reviews to pathogens that are likely to be both highly transmissible and highly virulent, such as certain experiments with H5N1 avian influenza. White House seeks input on tightening rules for risky pathogen research 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z “Be careful with scratches and things like that,” Briceño says, “because those are places for bacteria and pathogens to enter your body.” What’s in Floodwaters? 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z “The PRC, Russia, North Korea, and Iran probably maintain the knowledge and capability to produce and employ traditional pathogens and toxins,” the report said. Pentagon ill-prepared for bio warfare attacks from adversaries such as China, Russia 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z But as is the case with most infectious diseases, exposure to the pathogen alone is not sufficient to cause COVID: even when exposed to it, many people have mild symptoms or none at all. Racist COVID Claims Spread by RFK, Jr. and Other Demagogues Are Deadly 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z "That way, you will know the potential pathogens that could have been transmitted, depending on the length of time the tick was attached," Adams explained. Dogs have a Lyme disease vaccine, so why don't humans? 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z Such examples underscore the idea that even moderately virulent pathogens can cause a global pandemic, backers of expanding the policy say. White House seeks input on tightening rules for risky pathogen research 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z They are valuable because of their blue blood, which can be manufactured to detect pathogens in critical medicines such as vaccines and antibiotics. Harvest of horseshoe crabs, needed for blue blood, stopped during spawning season in national refuge 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z “These technologies make it quicker and easier to produce toxins and pathogens that can be exploited for biological weapons purposes,” Ms. Rozman Kendler said. Pentagon ill-prepared for bio warfare attacks from adversaries such as China, Russia 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z From an evolutionary standpoint, mink in the wild "are solitary carnivores. Carnivores have an inherent susceptibility to becoming infected with, but not clear, bacterial and viral infections, making them pathogen carriers." Fur farms are breeding grounds for disease and a public health threat. It's time to shut them down 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z "Conversely, it is possible that pathogens also compress intestinal mucus in the gut to promote infection." Newly developed lung-like organoids could revolutionize how we treat respiratory infections 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z To limit the P3CO policy, the White House notice suggests including only respiratory pathogens, which can be spread through the air or in saliva droplets. White House seeks input on tightening rules for risky pathogen research 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z Are humans really like a virus, a pathogen, a cancer? Are humans a cancer on the planet? A physician argues that civilization is truly carcinogenic 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z Seiichi Morimura, who wrote a searing exposé of the Japanese Army’s secret biological warfare program in occupied China, describing how it forcibly infected thousands of prisoners with deadly pathogens, died on July 24 in Tokyo. Seiichi Morimura, 90, Who Exposed Japanese Wartime Atrocities, Dies 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z "These parasites and pathogens can then be transmitted to other susceptible animals and people," Keen pointed out. Fur farms are breeding grounds for disease and a public health threat. It's time to shut them down 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z He concluded, "I think they will revolutionize the way we study infections and microbiota. Our lab is pushing to democratize their use to enable the discovery of new drugs against antibiotic resistant pathogens." Newly developed lung-like organoids could revolutionize how we treat respiratory infections 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z The current P3CO policy exempts from review GOF studies involving pathogen surveillance, such as monitoring of flu viruses in wildlife, and vaccine development or production. White House seeks input on tightening rules for risky pathogen research 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z As the planet gets hotter, animals and the pathogens they carry are relocating, and diseases are cropping up in places they’ve never been found before. Flea-borne typhus led to reported deaths in L.A. County for first time in decades 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Still others were tied to stakes while a canister of a pathogen was exploded nearby. Seiichi Morimura, 90, Who Exposed Japanese Wartime Atrocities, Dies 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z "Keeping large numbers of farmed carnivores crowded together on industrial 'farms' creates perfect conditions for the pathogens to be carried, to amplify their numbers, and, perhaps most importantly, to mutate into more dangerous variants." Fur farms are breeding grounds for disease and a public health threat. It's time to shut them down 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z The authors concluded the same mucus which captures pathogens, or dangerous disease-causing substances in our bodies, has a downside. Newly developed lung-like organoids could revolutionize how we treat respiratory infections 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z The White House also seeks input on adding “in silico” research to the policies, which would cover efforts using computers to design a new, dangerous pathogen. White House seeks input on tightening rules for risky pathogen research 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z Now, public health officials are warning that more cases of the potentially fatal bacterial disease, called anaplasmosis, and other tick-borne pathogens, are on the horizon. Ticks spreading in the Pacific Northwest? Warming trends could worsen health threat 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Both pathogens are close cousins of the bacteria that cause tuberculosis. Leprosy May Be Endemic in Central Florida, Scientists Report 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Unlike some pathogens, mosquitoes don’t catch West Nile by biting an infected person and then transmitting the disease to others they bite. Mosquitoes Carry Nasty Diseases. Here’s How to Protect Yourself 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z These discoveries could save millions of lives, as the pathogen that the scientists targeted is devastatingly common. Newly developed lung-like organoids could revolutionize how we treat respiratory infections 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z Some news even seems like science fiction: Rising temperatures are causing the rapid melt of permafrost, which could unleash on the world ancient pathogens that have been frozen for millennia. Abcarian: Dying from the heat is not a political statement 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z Each year, dogs throughout the Pacific Northwest contract the disease, indicating that ticks carrying the pathogen do live throughout the region, Shaw said. Ticks spreading in the Pacific Northwest? Warming trends could worsen health threat 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Humans and other mammals have warmer body temperatures than most fungal pathogens can tolerate, so have historically been protected from most infections. Dangerous fungus is becoming more prevalent. Scientists believe climate change could be to blame 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z This pathogen has a complicated life cycle: it is mainly transmitted among birds by a particular mosquito, although multiple other species of mosquitoes can pass it to horses and humans as dead-end hosts. Mosquitoes Carry Nasty Diseases. Here’s How to Protect Yourself 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z And a class exercise at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently demonstrated how AI can help create synthetic pathogens, which could potentially ignite the next pandemic. Oppenheimer Offers Us a Fresh Warning of AI’s Danger 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z “Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food” looks at how vulnerable the American food supply is to deadly pathogens. What to watch in August on Netflix, Hulu and other streaming services 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z “That doesn’t mean you’ve been infected with a pathogen,” she said. Ticks spreading in the Pacific Northwest? Warming trends could worsen health threat 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z In March, a CDC press release noted the seriousness of the problem, citing the pathogen’s resistance to traditional antifungal treatments and the alarming rate of its spread. Dangerous fungus is becoming more prevalent. Scientists believe climate change could be to blame 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z Vigilance is key to ensuring that mosquito-borne diseases remain in check, but humans may never fully vanquish these pathogens. Mosquitoes Carry Nasty Diseases. Here’s How to Protect Yourself 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z Outbreaks of zoonotic diseases, which can spread between animals and humans, have become more frequent in recent decades, and animal pathogens will continue spilling over into human populations in the years ahead. Could the Next Pandemic Start at the County Fair? 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z This pathogen is ubiquitous in Southern California, Downer said, and researchers suspect it’s spread by pruning. Severe pruning during summer's heat is hell for trees, not just striking actors 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z Routine testing detected the pathogen on July 12, he said. E. coli hammers a California town, sending patients to ER and shutting down restaurants 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z “It’s a potentially multi-drug resistant pathogen with the ability to spread very efficiently in healthcare settings,” he said. Dangerous fungus is becoming more prevalent. Scientists believe climate change could be to blame 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z “This data can then be manipulated to create novel pathogens or enhance existing ones.” U.S. uses sanctions to deny China tools for brain warfare, toxin weapons 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z Pigs are not the only farm animals that can carry dangerous pathogens, and the researchers recently began an educational program for people buying chicks at farm stores. Could the Next Pandemic Start at the County Fair? 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z “It hasn’t been proven but there’s lots of circumstantial evidence; you can see the pathogens spread right down the street after pruning operations,” Downer said. Severe pruning during summer's heat is hell for trees, not just striking actors 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z The Department of Transportation is probing whether Neuralink illegally transported dangerous pathogens on chips removed from monkey brains without proper containment. Regulator says found no animal welfare breaches at Musk firm beyond 2019 incident 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z “We’ve never had a pathogen like this in the fungal infection area.” Dangerous fungus is becoming more prevalent. Scientists believe climate change could be to blame 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z Beijing also is said to be trying to buy peptide synthesizers — technology that makes it easier and faster “to produce toxins and pathogens that can be exploited for biological weapons purposes.” U.S. uses sanctions to deny China tools for brain warfare, toxin weapons 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z Warmer winters and milder autumns and springs allow carriers of pathogens - ticks, mosquitos, and fleas, for example - to remain active for longer swaths of the year. As the planet warms, scientists worry that cases of infectious diseases could spike 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z Warmer winters and milder autumns and springs allow carriers of pathogens — ticks, mosquitos, and fleas, for example — to remain active for longer swaths of the year. As the planet warms, increasing worry about the impact that may have on infectious diseases 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z The pathogen, called Acinetobacter baumannii, can lead to serious infections, including meningitis and pneumonia, and is often found in hospital settings. AI Could Quickly Screen Thousands of Antibiotics to Tackle Superbugs 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z It is the time that the captive colony of straw-coloured fruit bats begin to stir and the best time they can be tested for different pathogens. Ghana's batmen hunting for pandemic clues 2023-07-08T04:00:00Z “These type of mosquitoes are not as great vectors as others that carry mosquito-borne pathogens like dengue fever.” What makes you a mosquito magnet? Some people are more prone to pesky bites 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z In theory, the ground gradually filters bacteria and pathogens in effluent from them. 83,000 Hawaii homes dispose of sewage in cesspools. Rising sea levels will make them more of a mess 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Research shows more than half of all the pathogens known to cause disease in humans can be made worse by climate change. As the planet warms, increasing worry about the impact that may have on infectious diseases 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z In the recent study, Collins and his fellow researchers exposed A. baumannii to thousands of potential drug compounds to see which of them blocked the pathogen’s growth. AI Could Quickly Screen Thousands of Antibiotics to Tackle Superbugs 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z As he punches a secret code into an electronic keypad, he explains that these labs have negative air pressure to prevent any pathogens escaping. Ghana's batmen hunting for pandemic clues 2023-07-08T04:00:00Z No one knows when these viruses will re-emerge, so you should get the shots early enough in the fall to build immunity against the pathogens. Three Vaccines for Fall: What You Need to Know 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z "We know the pathogen hurts," says Dr Omri Bronstein at Tel Aviv University, placing a dead black sea urchin - its body the size and shape of a flattened tennis ball - into my hands. Mystery sea urchin deaths threaten Red Sea coral reefs 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z Carbon dioxide sensors, which do not measure levels of airborne pathogens directly, merely provide a rough proxy for infection risk. Through Pandemics and Wildfires, Can Air Sensors Keep Offices Safe? 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z If the bill passes, researchers will still be in a race against time to develop new antibiotics against the most dangerous drug-resistant pathogens—and that’s where AI could be critical. AI Could Quickly Screen Thousands of Antibiotics to Tackle Superbugs 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z For decades, the main public health threat from ticks in New York has been Lyme disease, transmitted by the blacklegged tick, often called the “deer tick,” which generally picks up the pathogen from rodents. How Bad Will the Ticks Be This Summer? 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z A Government Accountability Office report released last week highlighted the Wuhan Institute of Virology’s failure to provide information to the National Institutes of Health on research it had done on potentially dangerous pathogens. U.S. Intelligence Agencies May Never Find Covid’s Origins, Officials Say 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z Other experts fear a repetition of what happened 40 years ago in the Caribbean when a pathogen killed off up to 99% of a closely related species of sea urchin. Mystery sea urchin deaths threaten Red Sea coral reefs 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z Despite all the vegetables we eat or vitamins we gulp down, sooner or later pathogens such as viruses and harmful bacteria infiltrate our bodies, and we need to take a time-out. Why Some People Get Sick More Often 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z Pollutants and pathogens moving downstream on the Dnipro and into the Black Sea have prompted the Ukrainian health authorities to warn about waterborne disease. Russia Targets Kyiv and Lviv With Attack Drones 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z But new tick-borne pathogens — with names like Bourbon and Heartland virus — have been detected in New York State in recent years, and rare tick-borne illnesses like babesiosis are infecting more people year by year. How Bad Will the Ticks Be This Summer? 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Scientific advances turned pathogens into problems that could be solved at the individual, biomedical level, with medicines and vaccines, rather than through infrastructure or societal change. The New War on Bad Air 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z One technique they are using is to study environmental DNA, which by chance they had already been sampling from the waters off Eilat when the pathogen first appeared. Mystery sea urchin deaths threaten Red Sea coral reefs 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z How can you reduce your risk of getting exposed to pathogens? Why Some People Get Sick More Often 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z The “colony collapse disorder” that you may have heard about in the media is not just the result of some well-known pathogens but also of honeybees being literally stressed to death by ruthless beekeeping practices. Do Insects Feel Joy and Pain? 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z The developments — new ticks, new pathogens and rising cases of rare diseases — are leading experts to rethink their advice for avoiding tick bites. How Bad Will the Ticks Be This Summer? 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z As science advanced, measures like hand-washing and chemical disinfection became key strategies for reducing the spread of pathogens, particularly in settings like operating rooms. The New War on Bad Air 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z As a scientist of applied microbiology, Gigot once examined pathogens that killed produce. At Harmony Fields, a couple raises sheep, kids and awareness of small farming 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z “It could potentially be dangerous for the for the infant without adequate screening of the mother for pathogens,” Cutfield says. Swabbing C-section babies with mom’s microbes can restore healthy bacteria 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z After only an hour, the class came up with lists of candidate viruses, companies that could help synthesize the pathogens’ genetic code, and contract research companies that might put the pieces together. Could chatbots help devise the next pandemic virus? 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Researchers have found that many of Staten Island’s Gulf Coast ticks carry a pathogen that causes a form of spotted fever. How Bad Will the Ticks Be This Summer? 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z When a tick feeds, it may also pick up pathogens residing in the host’s blood—pathogens that may have been left behind from other ticks. How to Protect Yourself from Ticks and the Dangerous Diseases They Spread 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z They were trying to see whether flies would show a behavioral or physiological response, like a heightened immune system, after being around other flies that had been made sick with a pathogen. These Flies Age Faster After Witnessing Death 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z “It’s possible it’s not the plants themselves but a plant pathogen,” Wilson says. The Mystery of Australia’s Paralyzed Parrots 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z Among his proposals: excluding from training sets the very small number of papers available online that describe recipes for creating and enhancing pathogens. Could chatbots help devise the next pandemic virus? 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z In New York, under half of nymph-stage blacklegged ticks carry the pathogen that causes Lyme disease. How Bad Will the Ticks Be This Summer? 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Many ticks lack disease-causing viruses and bacteria in the first place, and even if they are present, different pathogens transmit at different rates. How to Protect Yourself from Ticks and the Dangerous Diseases They Spread 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z The result could be a pathogen that the human immune system no longer recognizes, or that causes more severe illness than the last time around. The coronavirus has made itself at home in animals. Why that ramps up the risk for people 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z And a 2021 study in Nature Climate Change showed that climate change is increasing the spread of plant pathogens, including fungi, around the world. The Mystery of Australia’s Paralyzed Parrots 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended approval of a monoclonal antibody shot aimed at preventing a potentially lethal pathogen, respiratory syncytial virus, or R.S.V., in infants and vulnerable toddlers. F.D.A. Panel Recommends R.S.V. Shot to Protect Infants 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z Limiting the use of mRNA vaccines right now would mean losing a new way to protect animals from pesky pathogens that current vaccines can’t fend off. mRNA Vaccines Could Prevent Diseases in Farm Animals 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z Some pathogens, such as the Powassan virus, can transmit in just 15 minutes. How to Protect Yourself from Ticks and the Dangerous Diseases They Spread 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z But if they can’t transmit the pathogen through their droppings, rats and other wildlife aren’t likely to infect humans very efficiently. The coronavirus has made itself at home in animals. Why that ramps up the risk for people 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Asked specifically about cholera, WHO technical officer Teresa Zakaria said that the risk of an outbreak was present since the pathogen exists in the environment. WHO rushes supplies to Ukraine, readies to tackle disease in flood areas 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z This primes the immune system for immediate action should the active pathogen show up. After COVID-19, Can mRNA Vaccines Help with Cancer as Well? 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z Inactivated and subunit vaccines often do not produce a strong enough immune response, and pathogens can quickly mutate into variants that limit vaccine effectiveness. mRNA Vaccines Could Prevent Diseases in Farm Animals 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z Borrelia burgdorferi, the pathogen that causes most Lyme disease cases, takes at least 36 hours to travel from a tick’s gut into a host’s bloodstream. How to Protect Yourself from Ticks and the Dangerous Diseases They Spread 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z All those attributes make them exceptionally prolific spreaders of pathogens capable of infecting humans. The coronavirus has made itself at home in animals. Why that ramps up the risk for people 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z “It’s actually quite difficult to prove that something is a pathogen,” says Linda A. Amaral-Zettler, a marine microbiologist at the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research and one of the lead authors of the paper. Giant Seaweed 'Blob' Could Carry Dangerous Bacteria 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z The Department of Transportation is separately probing whether Neuralink illegally transported dangerous pathogens on chips removed from monkey brains without proper containment measures. Exclusive: Musk's Neuralink valued at about $5 bln despite long road to market 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z The pathogens can enter the body through small breaks in the skin and cause severe illness in people with weakened immune systems unless quickly treated with antibiotics. Government body warns of increased health threats from climate change in Germany 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Fatal cases are very rare, but it’s important to be aware of ticks and the dangerous pathogens they carry. How to Protect Yourself from Ticks and the Dangerous Diseases They Spread 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z "We see that this Yersinia pestis lineage, including genomes from this study, loses genes over time, a pattern that has emerged with later epidemics caused by the same pathogen." Researchers find oldest evidence of the plague in Britain 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z “But effectively, we’ve shown that the genome itself contains all of the ingredients, if you will, for a pathogen.” Giant Seaweed 'Blob' Could Carry Dangerous Bacteria 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z He added: "I'm excited that this work shows that we can use AI to help combat problematic pathogens such as A. baumannii." New superbug-killing antibiotic discovered using AI 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z He added that they have ruled out localized poisoning or pollution, and instead suspect a “rapidly spreading epidemic” caused by an as-yet-unidentified pathogen. Red Sea corals threatened by mass sea urchin die-off, Israeli researchers say 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Scientists believe that a greater awareness of illnesses, rather than an expansion of the pathogens picked up by ticks, is responsible for the increase in illness types. How to Protect Yourself from Ticks and the Dangerous Diseases They Spread 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z The refinery’s liquid residue can also be used as a biofertilizer, “free of pathogens, with no smell and no flies,” Mr. Nikitovich said. Finding Climate Solutions in a Spanish Village 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z While that was less concerning at first since they were an invasive species, the pathogen has now crossed back into the natural population in the Red Sea. Red Sea epidemic kills off sea urchins, imperilling coral 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Although many researchers and powerful Kansas politicians have supported the project, some scientists, Manhattan residents, and farm groups have voiced concerns about handling pathogens dangerous to livestock and humans in the nation’s agricultural heartland. New U.S. lab will work with deadly animal pathogens—in the middle of farm country 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z It seeks to shore up the world's defences against new pathogens following the COVID-19 pandemic that has killed nearly 7 million people. Explainer: How the World Health Organization could fight future pandemics 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z Scientific American spoke further with Brown about what causes fungal meningitis, how outbreaks happen, how the infection is diagnosed and treated and why infectious fungi are important pathogens to monitor. How Fungal Meningitis Outbreaks Can Happen after Cosmetic Procedures and Other Surgeries 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z Those epidemic pathogens arrived all at once with the European invasion of the New World that began with Columbus. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z When another tsetse fly bites the infected person, it takes up the pathogen, which then multiplies by binary fission in the fly’s midgut. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z But some Kansans worry a pathogen could escape. New U.S. lab will work with deadly animal pathogens—in the middle of farm country 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z The discovery by Robert Koch and Louis Pasteur of the first disease-causing pathogens, or “germs,” led to new vaccines that protected animals against anthrax and rabies, and humans against cholera and diphtheria. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Figure 3.12 A macrophage has phagocytized a potentially pathogenic bacterium into a vesicle, which then fuses with a lysosome within the cell so that the pathogen can be destroyed. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z He pointed out that as recently as last year, a senior NIH official pushed back against attempts to strip Wuhan and other foreign labs from doing risky gain-of-function research that enhances the danger from pathogens. NIH: Wuhan virus lab suspected of COVID leak is cut off from taxpayer funding for animal testing 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z In addition, the basidiomycota includes smuts and rusts, which are important plant pathogens, and toadstools. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Today, as more and more people encroach on bat habitat, bat-borne pathogens pose an epidemiological minefield in 113 countries, where risk is high that a virus will jump species and infect humans. Seven things to know about bats and pandemic risk 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Deadly pathogens also made the crossing to the Americas and caused one of the worst disease-based disasters in history. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Although they are highly specific, pathogens like viruses may evolve to exploit receptors to gain entry to a cell by mimicking the specific substance that the receptor is meant to bind. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z For the last couple of decades, scientists have been able to collect and sequence eDNA from soil or water samples to monitor biodiversity, wildlife populations and disease-causing pathogens. The DNA You Shed Could Identify You 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z As animal pathogens, fungi help to control the population of damaging pests. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Department of Transportation said in February it was investigating Neuralink over the movement of hazardous pathogens. US lawmakers seek probe of how Elon Musk's brain chip venture oversees animal experiments 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z Pasteur’s discoveries also led to the pasteurization of milk beginning in the 1860s, making it safer to drink by heating it to destroy pathogens. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Complement proteins bind to the surfaces of microorganisms and are particularly attracted to pathogens that are already tagged by the adaptive immune system. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z The hypothesis conforms to what we know about how pathogens have typically reached humans — from animal hosts. Column: How Trump's anti-science meddling erased 3 years of crucial COVID research 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z This layer of skin is responsible for keeping water in the body and keeping other harmful chemicals and pathogens out. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Anne Rimoin, an infectious disease epidemiologist at the University of California, Los Angeles, urged more intense surveillance for all emerging pathogens. WHO ends mpox emergency 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z But they could also undermine the current system of voluntary oversight, as the longer lengths of DNA from these machines make it easier to splice together large pathogen genomes. Benchtop DNA printers are coming soon—and biosecurity experts are worried 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z Complement proteins perform several functions, one of which is to serve as a marker to indicate the presence of a pathogen to phagocytic cells and enhance engulfment. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z Some jurisdictions are already using wastewater to track influenza and other pathogens, and the C.D.C. hopes to roll out expanded testing protocols by the end of the year, Dr. Kirby said. As Covid Emergency Ends, Surveillance Shifts to the Sewers 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z The lymphatic system returns fluid to the blood and defends against pathogens. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z But both he and Perlman say if viruses with the potential to spill over into humans are identified, it will be important to study the live pathogens in high-containment, biosafety level-3 conditions. NIH restarts bat virus grant suspended 3 years ago by Trump 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z “There is a greater potential for misuse and pathogen engineering,” says Sarah Carter, head of Science Policy Consulting LLC and a co-author. Benchtop DNA printers are coming soon—and biosecurity experts are worried 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z The adaptive, or acquired, immune response takes days or even weeks to become established—much longer than the innate response; however, adaptive immunity is more specific to an invading pathogen. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z “As of now Ukraine has ordered the US biolabs it still has to destroy all of the dangerous pathogens they hold,” he wrote in March last year. War, Weapons and Conspiracy Theories: Inside Airman Teixeira’s Online World 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z The immune system protects these cells from pathogens. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The agency will continue to monitor pathogens in wastewater and to track coronavirus variants, including those infecting travelers. C.D.C. to Scale Back Covid Tracking Efforts 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z A report released yesterday by a Washington, D.C., think tank urges companies and governments to revamp existing screening to prevent someone with malign motives from making a toxin or pathogen. Benchtop DNA printers are coming soon—and biosecurity experts are worried 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z Their attack can kill pathogens directly or they can secrete antibodies that enhance the phagocytosis of pathogens and disrupt the infection. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z Moreover, 19 kinds of molds and yeast, including Brewer’s yeast, the mold that makes penicillin, and a few human pathogens, were also cool, particularly near the center of their colonies. Need to keep your picnic cool? Try mushrooms instead of dry ice 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z In non-specific immunity our bodies present the same kinds of defense systems regardless of the type of pathogens. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z As with other pathogens like influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, state and local health officials will need to make decisions based on limited data, he said. C.D.C. to Scale Back Covid Tracking Efforts 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z This arrangement has long raised concerns that malign actors could synthesize the DNA to make a powerful toxin or even a pathogen capable of triggering another global pandemic. Benchtop DNA printers are coming soon—and biosecurity experts are worried 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z Adaptive immunity also involves a memory to give the host long-term protection from reinfection with the same type of pathogen; on reexposure, this host memory will facilitate a rapid and powerful response. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z But adding it to the mix carries the risk of spreading pathogens, so to be on the safe side you shouldn’t. Your composting cheat sheet 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z Specific defense produces an attack against a specific pathogen. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The hospital announced this week it was investigating an outbreak caused by the Klebsiella pneumonia bacteria, a fairly common pathogen believed to have infected at least 31 people and killed seven since last October. 7 deaths likely linked to outbreak at Virginia Mason hospital in Seattle 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z |
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