Enemy at the gates: the battle to save our crops
22 May 2019A gene newly-linked to plant self-defence may hold the key to saving important crops from a deadly disease, scientists at Cambridge's Sainsbury Laboratory now hope.
Oldest genetic evidence of Hepatitis B virus found in ancient DNA from 4,500 year-old skeletons
09 May 2018An 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.
Experts advocate for stronger measures to protect trees and other plants from pests and pathogens
20 May 2013Ash dieback, caused by the Chalara fungus, prompts re-evaluation of current protocols to protect UK trees and other plants; taskforce recommends threats to plant health be taken as seriously as animal disease
