Coffee crops are dying from a fungus with species-jumping genes – researchers are resurrecting their genomes to understand how and why

For anyone who relies on coffee to start their day, coffee wilt disease may be the most important disease you’ve never heard ...
University of California

One genomic test can diagnose nearly any infection

A genomic test developed at UC San Francisco to rapidly detect almost any kind of pathogen – virus, bacteria, fungus or parasite – has proved successful after a decade of use. The test has the ...
EurekAlert!

3D-printed chip sensor detects foodborne pathogens for safer products

The researchers created a chip with four distinct regions, capable of rapidly testing for the presence of multiple pathogens simultaneously. WASHINGTON, June 25, 2024 – Every so often, a food product ...
The Conversation

Immune cells can adapt to invading pathogens, deciding whether to fight now or prepare for the next battle

Kathleen Abadie was funded by a NSF (National Science Foundation) Graduate Research Fellowships. She performed this research in affiliation with the University of Washington Department of ...