Dormancy and tropism are two abilities plants have that help them survive. Plants can move toward or away from a stimulus (tropism), or halt their growth completely (dormancy) when conditions are not ...

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which manifests with pulmonary symptoms that show up as diffuse alveolar damage (DAD) ...

The majority of human infectious diseases are caused by pathogens that first spread in non-human animal species. "Zoonotic spillover" refers to the spread of infections from wild animals to humans.

Certain Bordetella bacteria exist in two phases – Bvg+ is characterized by the expression of virulence genes and respiratory tract colonization, while the Bvg- phase is adapted for ex vivo growth when ...