Oregon State University research has identified the oldest known specimen of a fungus parasitizing an ant, and the fossil also represents a new fungal genus…
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In a new paper, researchers present a method to more efficiently produce biofuels from woody plant materials such as corn residues and some grasses. Credit:…
A team led by the University of Tsukuba has found key differences that explain why some species of fungi can grow successfully through tiny gaps,…
Fluorescence microscopy image illustrating morphology of C. auris. Credit: João Nóbrega Almeida Júnior/UNIFESP Fully occupied intensive care units (ICUs). Physically and mentally exhausted health workers.…
Spores of the fungus that causes Coffee Wilt Disease. Credit: CABI Researchers have re-animated specimens of a fungus that causes coffee wilt to discover how…
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi extend long filament-like structures called hyphae far out into the soil. The hyphae, which are smaller than a human hair, can be…
Fungal ghosts are created by etching biological materials from fungal cells. Credit: Nathan Gianneschi lab / Northwestern University Inspired by fungus, new form of synthetic…
Researchers from the University of Ottawa have discovered that plants may be able to control the genetics of their intimate root symbionts – the organism…
Reindeer lichen. Credit: Marta Alonso-García Genetic analysis shows that reindeer lichens reproduce sexually as opposed to asexually more often than researchers thought. In northern Canada,…
Mold regrown from Fleming’s frozen sample. Credit: CABI Researchers have sequenced the genome of Alexander Fleming’s penicillin mold for the first time and compared it…
Microscopic image of Tuber luomae, a truffle species recently described by Oregon State University researchers. Credit: Oregon State University As a first-year graduate student studying…
West Virginia University researchers were part of a team that discovered how Massospora, a parasitic fungus, manipulates male cicadas into flicking their wings like females…
The photo shared on Twitter of the millipede Cambala by Derek Hennen. The two red circles indicate the presence of the fungus. Credit: Derek Hennen…
Fungi growing at a small scale on liquid growth medium. Credit: Jelmer Hoeksma, © Hubrecht Institute An enormous library of products derived from more than…