Unlike animals, plants do not possess an adaptive immune system with antibodies or T cells to fight viral infections. Instead ...

Carnivorous plants, such as the Venus fly trap and ... In extreme cases, parasites can cause disease in the host organism; in these situations, we refer to them as pathogens.

A research team has identified the impact of stem cell infusion timing on the incidence and severity of acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell ...

Plant viral diseases are a global and growing problem ... infection and how the viral processes are localized and coordinated within the infected cells. Host plant proteins act in potato virus A (PVA) ...

Fruits and plant extracts contain bioactive compounds that can help treat or prevent diseases. To characterize and understand their mechanism of action, researchers from universities and research ...

Share on Pinterest Healthy plant-based diets could help lower IBD risk, new evidence suggests. Image credit: Painted Wood/Stocksy. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an umbrella-term that covers ...

This interaction disrupts the assembly of the T3SS injectisome, a structure used by bacteria to inject toxins into host ... disease-resistant crops. More information: Pei Miao et al, A widespread ...

A new study has uncovered a molecular mechanism by which rice cells perceive viral infections and initiate antiviral response ...