Pathogens Content / Pathogens Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en Winter Atmospheric Rivers Gave Pathogens, Diseases Path to Infect Crops /food/news/winter-atmospheric-rivers-gave-pathogens-diseases-easier-path-infect-crops Learn how California’s winter storms created perfect conditions for plant pathogens to infect crops and how ºÙºÙÊÓƵ researchers are helping prevent crop damage. May 15, 2023 - 9:59am Amy M Quinton /food/news/winter-atmospheric-rivers-gave-pathogens-diseases-easier-path-infect-crops Pathogens Can Hitch a Ride on Plastic to Reach the Sea /health/news/pathogens-can-hitch-ride-plastic-reach-sea Microplastics are a pathway for pathogens on land to reach the ocean, with likely consequences for human and wildlife health. A ºÙºÙÊÓƵ study is the first to connect microplastics in the ocean with land-based pathogens that carry diseases. April 26, 2022 - 8:00am Katherine E Kerlin /health/news/pathogens-can-hitch-ride-plastic-reach-sea