The deadly mosquito-borne virus that prompted quarantines and restrictions in China this summer has been confirmed to be in the United States. New York health officials first reported in September ...

Chemical giant Mosaic has begun construction on a controversial pilot project testing whether phosphogypsum can be safely used in road construction. Walmart deploys millions of new sensors in retail's ...

In our online world, it is important to ensure that computer users are protected from malware and potential viruses, especially as certain malicious code can lock people out of their computers. That's ...

An isolate of the tobamovirus tobacco mild green mosaic virus (TMGMV), Tobamovirus mititessellati, was found naturally infecting petunia (Petunia × hybrida) cv. Pinstripe, causing reduced leaf size, ...

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A virus from humble black-eyed peas is showing extraordinary promise in the fight against cancer. Unlike other plant viruses, the cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV) can awaken the human immune system and ...

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New research has suggested that a virus that has typically been thought of as common and harmless may actually be associated with an increased risk of Parkinson's disease. This study, which has been ...

Most gardeners are aware of plant diseases that can wreak havoc in their gardens. If you grow fruit trees, you may be confronted with curled, reddened peach leaves (peach leaf curl fungus). If you ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Kansas Wheat Tour is currently underway, with agriculture specialists visiting farms throughout the state to assess how local conditions have affected wheat production. One ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Wheat farmers in Kansas are facing one of the worst Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus (WSMV) outbreaks in years. The wheat curl mite is a small but mighty adversary of Kansas wheat ...

Adelaide Tovar, a University of Michigan scientist who researches genes related to diabetes, used to feel like an impostor in a laboratory. Tovar, 32, grew up poor and was the first in her family to ...