Pathogens like E. coli and SARS-Cov2 mutate and are often resistant to current vaccinations. RIT researcher Blanca Lapizco-Encinas found new ways to identify those mutations faster. Resurrecting an ...

The way plastic moves through the environment and endangers living organisms is of great concern to scientists, and a first-of-a-kind study has unearthed disconcerting new information on both these ...

Scientists are hard at work trying to assess the scale of our microplastic pollution problem and the likely health impacts. A ...

Microplastics, which are minute plastic particles under 5mm in size, are becoming ever more ubiquitous in marine and freshwater ecosystems around the globe. These particles, derived from primary and ...

A novel experiment in a veterinary lab found deadly pathogens could be catching a ride on microplastics washing out to sea, concentrating the bugs and potentially putting humans and animals like sea ...

The genus Phytophthora comprises a diverse array of oomycetes that pose a serious threat to global agriculture, forestry and natural ecosystems. These pathogens are responsible for diseases ranging ...

The tick microbiome comprises a complex consortium of bacteria, viruses, and eukaryotes which profoundly influence the biology of ticks and their competency as vectors of human and animal disease.

The III Hispano-French Conference on micro and nanotechnologies was held recently in Donostia-San Sebastián, one of the participants being AZTI- Tecnalia which presented part of its research carried ...

Pathogens are organisms that can cause disease. The different types of pathogens and the severity of the diseases that they cause are very diverse. In this article, we look at different pathogens, how ...

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