For the study, the researchers developed a novel method for identifying key RNA characteristics that can be used to fight Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), which is a worldwide and deadly plant virus ...

Individually tailored RNA or DNA-based molecules are able to reliably fight off viral infections in plants, according to a new study. The researchers were able to fend off a common virus using the ...

They found that the plant viruses all have a protein shell that activates receptors, called toll-like receptors, that are on the surface of immune cells. But what’s unique about cowpea mosaic virus is ...

Transmission to other plants completes a virus’s life cycle. History The first plant virus to be discovered was found on the leaves of tobacco plants in the late 19th Century.

Scientists at ORNL have developed a first-ever method of detecting ribonucleic acid, or RNA, inside plant cells using a technique that results in a visible fluorescent signal. The technology can ...

Though we know of RNA viruses like COVID-19, West Nile Virus and the flu, little is known about them because the only ones studied are the ones harmful to humans, animals or plants, Sullivan said.