The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

The Jamestown Canyon Virus (JCV), a mosquito-borne illness, has been detected in a Kalamazoo County mosquito pool for the ...

Health officials are warning the public and offering tips after a batch of mosquitoes tested positive for West Nile virus for ...

A group of mosquitoes in Imperial County have tested positive for West Nile virus, marking the first positive group this year ...

Every year, farmers battle an invisible, relentless, formidable enemy: plant viruses. Unlike bacteria or fungi, which can be controlled with pesticides or fungicides, there is no straightforward ...

Foundation Plant Services is fundraising for a new screenhouse to further protect and make room for up to 2,000 more grape selections. The estimated cost is $3.6 million. “Leafroll virus-3 is a severe ...

For the study, the researchers developed a novel method for identifying key RNA characteristics that can be used to fight Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), which is a worldwide and deadly plant virus ...

The plant virus, which is non-infectious to humans and animals, works if injected directly into tumors, but in recent studies, researchers found an easier way to administer the treatment - a shot.

The natural ability of plant viruses to invade host plants makes them expedient vectors for the delivery of genome editing reagents into diverse plant species. In a recent review article published ...

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May 13, 2024 Plant virus based nanoparticles show promise against metastatic cancer in mice (Nanowerk News) An experimental treatment made from a plant virus is effective at protecting against a broad ...