How the Chagas pathogen changes the intestinal microbiota of predatory bugs
In Central and South America, predatory blood-sucking bugs transmit the causative agent of the widely prevalent Chagas disease. As the disease can induce severe symptoms and to date there is no vaccine against the Trypanosoma parasites, the main appr.....»»
Plant pathogen threatens rare parrot
One of Australia's most endangered parrots is facing a new threat after being found to carry a destructive pathogen normally associated with several varieties of crops......»»
Rising number of "predatory" academic journals undermines research and public trust in scholarship
Taxpayers fund a lot of university research in the U.S., and these findings published in scholarly journals often produce major breakthroughs in medicine, vehicle safety, food safety, criminal justice, human rights and other topics that benefit the p.....»»
New gut microbe produces smelly toxic gas but protects against pathogens
An international team of scientists led by microbiologist Alexander Loy from the University of Vienna has discovered a new intestinal microbe that feeds exclusively on taurine and produces the foul-smelling gas hydrogen sulfide. The researchers have.....»»
Research team identifies 25 new viruses in Barcelona"s wastewaters
A team from the University of Barcelona has identified 25 new viruses that infect bacteria in the human intestinal tract in wastewaters around the city's metropolitan area and in some towns nearby......»»
New method combines DNA nanoballs and electronics to enable simple pathogen detection
Researchers at Karolinska Institute have developed a novel method using DNA nanoballs to detect pathogens, aiming to simplify nucleic acid testing and revolutionize pathogen detection. The study's results, published in Science Advances, could pave th.....»»
How China gets free intel on tech companies’ vulnerabilities
If your company operates in China, it must reveal all hackable bugs to government. Enlarge (credit: Wired staff; Getty Images) For state-sponsored hacking operations, unpatched vulnerabilities are valuable ammunition. In.....»»
A Flesh-Eating Bacterium Is Creeping North as Oceans Warm
The Vibrio vulnificus pathogen thrives in hot coastal waters, and beachgoers can contract it via a small cut or scrape. It can also kill them in two days......»»
Google Calendar just fixed one of its most irritating bugs
For ages, using Google Calendar with Microsoft Outlook has been plagued by an infuriating bug when creating a meeting. It’s finally been fixed by Google......»»
Researchers target lifecycle of parasite behind Chagas disease
Almost everything about insects called kissing bugs is revolting, from the insidious way they bite people's faces at night to drink their blood while they sleep to the way they spread disease through their poop......»»
Bee populations at risk of one-two punch from heat waves, pathogen infection
The historically high heat waves that gripped the southwest United States and southern Europe this summer are causing problems for more than just humans. Extreme heat waves affect pollinators and the pathogens that live on them, creating a mutual imb.....»»
Ivanti Avalanche vulnerable to attack by unauthenticated, remote attackers (CVE-2023-32560)
Two stack-based buffer overflow bugs (collectively designated as CVE-2023-32560) have been discovered in Ivanti Avalanche, an enterprise mobility management solution. A buffer overflow arises when the data in a buffer surpasses its storage capacity......»»
Bugs in macOS Background Task Manager keeps apps hidden
The Background Task Manager in macOS Ventura isn't as effective as it could be, as a security researcher claims it can be easily bypassed.Apple introduced the Background Task Manager as part of macOS Ventura in October 2022. The intention of the tool.....»»
Judge puts U.S., New York predatory lending lawsuit against Credit Acceptance on hold
A federal judge put on hold a predatory lending lawsuit against Credit Acceptance Corp by the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and New York Attorney General Letitia James, over objections from both regulators......»»
How the hospital pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii quickly adapts to new environmental conditions
Each year, over 670,000 people in Europe fall ill because of antibiotic-resistant pathogens, and 33,000 die from the infections. Especially feared are pathogens with resistances against multiple, or even all, known antibiotics. One of these is the ba.....»»
Examining the power of host social interactions in bacterial evolution
Previous studies in humans and animals have shown that hosts in a social condition (sharing the same space) harbor a more similar microbiota composition. Microbial transmission between hosts, which is increased when living in the same household, lead.....»»
Munching Bugs Gave the First Mammals an Edge
Early mammals got ahead by eating insects.....»»
Poll: Custom font bug persists in iOS and iPadOS 17 Beta 4 – do you use custom fonts?
People always ask me if it’s ok to install the current beta on their main device. Every year I say the same thing, do it at your own risk because there is always a chance of data loss, performance issues, bugs and so much more. The iOS 17 and iPadO.....»»
It’s a hot 0-day summer for Apple, Google, and Microsoft security fixes
July saw two high-severity bugs in Firefox, while Oracle patched over 500 vulnerabilities. Enlarge (credit: WIRED staff) The summer patch cycle shows no signs of slowing down, with tech giants Apple, Google, and Microsof.....»»
Android n-day bugs pose zero-day threat
In the Android ecosystem, n-day vulnerabilities are almost as dangerous as zero-days, according to Google’s review of zero-days exploited in the wild in 2022. N-days functioning as zero-days Zero-days are software bugs that are unknown to the v.....»»
New insights into the evolution of the plague pathogen
The origins of the plague go back to the Neolithic Age, with the oldest findings of the causative pathogen Yersinia pestis coming from human bones around 5,000 years old. In the history of the plague, the late antique Justinianic plague from the sixt.....»»