Celebrating Women and Girls in science on 11 February. ViroiDoc is raising awareness through a promotional video campaign to be available on YouTube.
ViroiDoc is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network dedicated to understanding how viroids cause disease and to developing novel methods for their early detection and control. By combining expertise from molecular biology, bioinformatics, plant pathology, and biotechnology, ViroiDoc aims to protect crops, secure food production, and train a new generation of plant health innovators.
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Latest news
Stay up to date with the latest research and development on viroids, related events, and funding opportunities.
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06/02/2026 - 0 CommentsImprove your data visualization skillsRead MoreEffective visualizations improve understanding. Resources like Data to Viz, Exploratory, and Visual Vocabulary support better chart choices and visual communication.
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23/12/2025 - 0 CommentsViroiDoc's first year: highlights from 2025Read MoreWith the first year of implementation now behind us, ViroiDoc has successfully laid the foundations for a vibrant international doctoral network.
FAQ
Find answers to common questions about our work, technologies, and solutions. Whether you're curious about viroid diagnostics, resistance breeding, or RNA-based biopesticides, our FAQ section provides clear and concise information to help you understand our mission and impact.
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What are viroids?
Viroids are small single-stranded, circular RNAs that are infectious pathogens. Viroids are considered remnants of a primitive RNA world and some members of the Avsunviroidae family contain ribozymes. Viroids cause crop losses in the millions of euros every year and affect crop yields and quality worldwide.
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