Volume 23, Issue 19, Pages R855-R857 (October 2013) Pests on the move Michael Gross Current Biology Volume 23, Issue 19, Pages R855-R857 (October 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.09.034 Copyright © 2013 Terms and Conditions
Going hungry: The Irish Famine of the 1840s may appear a distant memory, but new strains of the pathogen that triggered it are still emerging and threatening food security. The image shows the Famine Monument at Dublin. (Photo: Professor Colin R. Howard (http://www.colinhoward.co.uk/photography.htm).) Current Biology 2013 23, R855-R857DOI: (10.1016/j.cub.2013.09.034) Copyright © 2013 Terms and Conditions
Bit rusty: Wheat stem rust is a fungal disease with the potential to cause starvation on a global level. A new variant known as Ug99 is causing particular concern. (Photo: Liang Qu/IAEA.) Current Biology 2013 23, R855-R857DOI: (10.1016/j.cub.2013.09.034) Copyright © 2013 Terms and Conditions