A new study by researchers at Kiel University and MPI-EvolBio describes how more efficient protein production drives the adaptation of fungi to the human body, potentially turning previously harmless ...

The global landscape of fungal infections is evolving, with emerging pathogens increasingly challenging conventional diagnostic and treatment paradigms. Prominent among these are the dimorphic fungi ...

In the animal kingdom, bats are notorious natural reservoirs for infectious disease — and valuable footage captured in Uganda could give researchers new insight into how emerging pathogens are ...

A new review study traces the complex links between biodiversity loss and emerging infectious diseases — though one doesn’t necessarily lead to the other. Instead, complex interactions between factors ...

A new technique known as phylowave showed potential to identify differences in fitness among viral and bacterial pathogens, based on data from a study including SARS-CoV-2, influenza A subtype H3N2, ...

As part of Homeland Security Today’s National Preparedness Month coverage, we are featuring conversations with leaders who are shaping readiness across the nation. In this interview, Eric Leckey, ...

Robert Stahelin, the Retter Professor of Pharmacy and professor of medicinal chemistry and molecular pharmacology, discussed “Lipid-dependent Assembly and Budding of Emerging Viral Pathogens” at the ...

COVID-19 continues to plague us, Mpox is an emerging global threat, and the avian flu is decimating industrial poultry as well as endangered wildlife. What do all these epidemics have in common? They ...

Metagene-1, an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) model, is poised to significantly enhance the detection and prevention of biological threats. Developed through a collaboration between Prime ...

COVID-19 took the world by storm in early 2020, being declared a pandemic in March of that year. While it was the most recent emerging infectious disease, experts anticipate it won’t be the last. Well ...

PART I: -- An overview: how infection began and became disease / C.L. Greenblatt -- Earth history, disease, and the evolution of primates / L.D. Martin -- Bacterial symbionts of protozoa in aqueous ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3. In recent years, fungal pathogens have been recognized as a significant global concern, with a growing number of species demonstrating ...