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crop-disease
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thesouthafrican.comtechnology1 day ago
USDA Confirms New World Screwworm Cases in Texas and New Mexico After 60-Year Absence
The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the parasite's presence on June 3. Fifteen cases in livestock and pets have been recorded in Texas and southeastern New Mexico within three weeks.
citizen.co.zascience38 days ago
Fungal lncRNA Translocates into Rice Cells and Suppresses Host Immunity
A Nature study describes how a long non-coding RNA produced by the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae moves into rice cells and binds a host microRNA. The interaction releases expression of a negative regulator of plant immunity, increasing susceptibility to infection.
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