The battle between resilient plants and cunning viruses: Study discovers a novel RNA silencing mechanism
Unlike animals, plants do not possess an adaptive immune system with antibodies or T cells to fight viral infections. Instead ...
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Study finds influenza A antibodies not uncommon in US cattle
A large study to gauge how susceptible US dairy and beef cattle are to influenza A viruses found that they are susceptible to ...
Nature's warriors: How rice plants detect and defend against viral invaders
A new study has uncovered a molecular mechanism by which rice cells perceive viral infections and initiate antiviral response ...
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Rare bird flu strain found in California raises potential of wider spread
That scenario is caused by “reassortment,” the exchange of genetic material when hosts are infected with multiple versions of a virus. The U.S. Agriculture Department’s Animal and Plant ...
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Oropouche virus goes global: Study exposes new risks from viral reassortment
A new study uncovers how Oropouche virus is breaking out of the Amazon ... the OROV genome is likely to undergo reassortment and recombination events. The study identified 21 reassortment events ...