Pathogens and parasites are increasingly responding to environmental changes, contributing to pandemics and species extinction. Effective monitoring and limiting the spread of high-risk viruses, ...

Scientists have uncovered DNA from 214 ancient pathogens in prehistoric humans, including the oldest known evidence of plague ...

Pathogens hijack host cell functions by expressing or secreting effector proteins, creating environments conducive to their ...

Humans have been getting infected by ancient bacteria and viruses for at least 37,000 years. Now, for the first time, ...

Say a thank you to the pathogens and parasites of the world: Without them, there might be no such thing as sex. A new study finds that in organisms that can reproduce alone or with a partner ...

New study on pathogenic Leishmania parasite sheds light on the evolution of cell's force-producing machinery. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2022 / 08 ...

image: CryoEM structure of actin filament from a pathogenic Leismania major parasite view more . Credit: Tommi Kotila and Reena Kumari, University of Helsinki, Finland.

Food poisoning, a widespread illness, stems from consuming food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, or parasites. Symptoms ...

Parasite-Pathogen Partnership. Parasitic mites that transmit a honey bee-infecting virus may benefit from spreading the pathogen, a study shows. Ashley P. Taylor. Ashley P. Taylor. This person does ...

New study on pathogenic Leishmania parasite sheds light on the evolution of cell’s force-producing machinery The results also provide tools to fight leishmaniasis and trypanosomiasis. Leishmania are ...