Enemy at the gates: the battle to save our crops
22 May 2019 A gene newly-linked to plant self-defence may hold the key to saving important crops from a deadly disease, scientists at Cambridge's Sainsbury...
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Oldest genetic evidence of Hepatitis B virus found in ancient DNA from 4,500 year-old skeletons
09 May 2018 An extinct strain of the human Hepatitis B virus (HBV) has been discovered in Bronze Age human skeletons found in burial sites across Europe and Asia...
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Experts advocate for stronger measures to protect trees and other plants from pests and pathogens
20 May 2013 Ash dieback, caused by the Chalara fungus, prompts re-evaluation of current protocols to protect UK trees and other plants; taskforce recommends...
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