Fungus News
May 16, 2024
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Apr. 3, 2024 A fungus devastating frogs and toads on nearly every continent may have an Achilles heel. Scientists have discovered a virus that infects the fungus, and that could be engineered to save the ...
Mar. 25, 2024 Scientists have found a 'tipping point' in the evolution of fungi that throttles their growth and sculpts their shapes. The findings demonstrate how small changes in environmental factors can lead to huge changes in evolutionary ...
Mar. 18, 2024 A global wave of infections caused by fungi growing drug-resistant has the medical community issuing precautions on how to protect ...
Mar. 20, 2024 Infectious diseases specialists call the medical field to be ready to deal with the impact of climate change on spreading diseases, such as malaria, Valley fever, E. coli and Lyme ...
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Apr. 26, 2024 Research study reports intriguing findings made through innovative artificial intelligence analysis about yeasts -- small fungi that are key contributors to biotechnology, food production, and human ...
Apr. 26, 2024 Fungal disease Fusarium head blight (FHB) is on the rise due to increasingly humid conditions induced by climate change during the wheat growing season, but a fundamental discovery could help reduce ...
Mar. 21, 2024 Tiny organisms such as bacteria and fungi help to promote the health and function of plant roots. It is commonly assumed that the composition of these microbes is dependent on the properties of the ...
Mar. 14, 2024 Scientists are exploring how tuning the genomes of mushrooms and molds can transform these food sources into gourmet, nutrient-packed meals made with minimal processing and a light environmental ...
Mar. 6, 2024 A new study provides insights into the role of microbes and their interaction as drivers of interspecific differences in coral thermal ...
Feb. 29, 2024 A new species and genus of fairy lantern, tiny glass-like white plants that feed on fungi, has been discovered in Japan. In the country renowned for its extensive flora research, the discovery of a ...
Scientists Assemble a Richer Picture of the Plight and Resilience of the Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog
Feb. 26, 2024 Up to only a few inches in length, with a lemon-hued belly, the foothill yellow-legged frog may seem unassuming. But its range once stretched from ...
Feb. 20, 2024 Texas A&M researchers combine food-grade wax with essential oils to defend produce from ...
Feb. 19, 2024 In a group of plants that is famous for luring its pollinators into a death trap, one species offers its flowers as a nursery in exchange. The discovery blurs the line between mutualism and ...
Feb. 13, 2024 A global guideline for the management of cryptococcosis, a fungal infection that can have serious health consequences, has been ...
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Feb. 20, 2024 Findings more than a decade in the making reveal a rich diversity of beneficial fungi living in boreal forest trees, with implications for the health of ...
Feb. 7, 2024 Researchers have shed new light on the ancient relationship between moss and fungi. They discovered that intricate moss-fungi interactions often depended on a third variable -- the presence of ...
Feb. 6, 2024 Researchers have discovered two new freshwater hyphomycete (mould) species, Acrogenospora alangii and Conioscypha yunnanensis, in southwestern China. The discovery marks the addition of these species ...
Feb. 5, 2024 Experts have discovered how to create different colors of blue cheese. After discovering how the classic blue-green veining is created, a team of experts were able to create a variety of different ...
Feb. 1, 2024 Scientists developed a new method to map exactly how a fungus works with leafcutter ants in a complex microbial community to degrade plant material at the molecular level. The team's insights ...
Feb. 1, 2024 Climate change poses a threat to yields and food security worldwide, with plant diseases as one of the main risks. An international team of researchers has now shown that further spread of the fungal ...
Jan. 31, 2024 Green roofs have become increasingly popular thanks to their benefits related to climate adaptation, mitigation, and urban biodiversity management. But, in the U.S., green roofs are typically planted ...
Jan. 25, 2024 The intricate dance of nature often unfolds in mysterious ways, hidden from the naked eye. At the heart of this enigmatic tango lies a vital partnership: the symbiosis between plants and a type of ...
Jan. 24, 2024 Plants produce a range of chemicals known as volatile organic compounds that influence their interactions with the world around them. In a new study, researchers investigated how the type and amount ...
Jan. 24, 2024 Reactive oxygen species (ROS), though generally regarded as toxic byproducts of biological processes, serve many important functions in plants. However, the precise mechanism that plants use to ...
Jan. 23, 2024 Ecologists have long known that standing dead trees, commonly referred to as snags, are an important habitat element for forest dwellers and act as a driver of biodiversity. They're so important ...
Jan. 14, 2024 Identification of genes under recent selection provides insights into the molecular mechanisms of human-related adaptation in Candida pathogens. The study reveals both known and novel genetic ...
Jan. 9, 2024 The genomic analysis of 52 Psilocybe specimens includes 39 species that have never been sequenced. Psilocybe arose much earlier than previously thought -- about 65 million years ago -- and the ...
Jan. 8, 2024 Scientists have found naturally occurring pathogenic fungi infecting the Eucalyptus snout beetle in Eucalyptus forest plantations, and characterized them to develop a bio-pesticide for controlling ...
Jan. 3, 2024 Wildlife biologists used a novel technique to trace the movement of carbon through Arctic and boreal forest food webs and found that climate warming resulted in a shift from plant-based food webs to ...
Dec. 21, 2023 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 ...
Dec. 19, 2023 Plants often develop communities with microorganisms in their roots, which influences plant health and development. Although the recruitment of these microbes is dictated by several factors, it is ...
Dec. 11, 2023 The current emoji library doesn't accurately represent the 'tree of life' and the breadth of biodiversity seen in nature according to a new analysis. A team of conservation biologists ...
Dec. 7, 2023 Paleontologists are getting a glimpse at life over a billion years in the past based on chemical traces in ancient rocks and the genetics of living animals. New research combines geology and ...
Dec. 6, 2023 A protein in the immune system programmed to protect the body from fungal infections is also responsible for exacerbating the severity of certain autoimmune diseases such as irritable bowel disease ...
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- How Leafcutter Ants Cultivate a Fungal Garden to Degrade Plants and Provide Insights Into Future Biofuels
- Climate Change: Fungal Disease Endangers Wheat Production
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- 'Talking' Tomatoes: How Their Communication Is Influenced by Enemies and Friends
- New Study Unveils How Plants Control the Production of Reactive Oxygen Species
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- Tiny Beads Preserve Enzymes for Biocatalysis
- Researchers Shed Light on How One Deadly Pathogen Makes Its Chemicals
- Unearthing How a Carnivorous Fungus Traps and Digests Worms
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- Algae's Surprising Potential to Help Ease Climate Change Worries
- Sunflower Extract Fights Fungi to Keep Blueberries Fresh
- Soil Carried on Sea Freight Loaded With Dangerous Pests and Diseases, Research Finds
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- Gut Fungi's Lasting Impact on Severe COVID-19 Immune Response
- Fungal Evolution Discovered: Mycena Can Now Invade Living Hosts
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- Discovery Could Lead to New Fungicides to Protect Rice Crops
- Do Forest Trees Really 'talk' Through Underground Fungi?
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- Two Fungi Work Together to Kill Fig Trees, Study Finds
- A Deep Red, Cranberry-Tinted Lipstick That's Also Antimicrobial