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UC Riverside scientists have discovered a stealth molecular weapon that plants use to attack the cells of invading gray mold. If you’ve ever seen a fuzzy piece of fruit in your fridge, you’ve seen ...

Mold and mildew may be doomed. Researchers are closer to understanding how these and other fungi grow. That's important because some 70 percent of the major disease-causing organisms are fungi.

Scientists have discovered that plants send tiny, innocuous-seeming lipid 'bubbles' filled with RNA across enemy lines, into the cells of the aggressive mold. Once inside, different types of RNA come ...