Mycology

Credit: DANNY DUDA / UH HILO Hawaii National Park, HI - An innovative strategy to use unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and remote sensing devices to detect a fungus decimating Hawaiian forests has earned Dr. Ryan Perroy of the…
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Credit: Emanuel Siddig (CC BY 4.0) Mycetoma is a common neglected disease caused by either fungi or bacteria which organize themselves into grains--areas of inflammation surrounded by a collagen capsule. Now, researchers reporting in…
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Mushrooms: Darker fruiting bodies in cold climates The fly agaric with its red hat is perhaps the most evocative of the diverse and variously colored mushroom species. Hitherto, the purpose of these colors was shrouded in mystery.…
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Ranavirus is linked to amphibian decline or extinction in other parts of the world, but in Brazil, it has been reported only in captive animalsCredit: Felipe Toledo Researchers have found bullfrog tadpoles with clear signs of infection…
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Credit: Walsh NM, et al. (2019) Pathogenic fungal spores capitalize on host immune cells to escape the lung and gain access to the brain to cause fatal disease in mice, according to a study published June 27 in the open-access journal…
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Credit: Virginia Tech It is widely accepted that probiotic bacteria are beneficial to human health, but what if they could also be used to reduce wildlife disease and conserve biodiversity? Researchers from Virginia Tech and UC Santa…
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For the first time scientists demonstrate the molecular events underlying the effects of chloramphenicol on eukaryotic cells A group of scientists from Japan--led by Prof Takashi Kamakura of Tokyo University of Science--has demonstrated,…
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Credit: Matt Kasson MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- If cicadas made horror movies, they'd probably study the actions of their counterparts plagued by a certain psychedelic fungus. West Virginia University researchers have discovered that a…
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Company develops fully authenticated and characterized materials to support reproducible research Manassas, VA - June 24, 2019 - ATCC, a premier global biological materials and information resource and standards organization, presented…
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San Francisco, CA - June 23, 2019 - Researchers have now shown that patients who are heavily colonized with Candida auris on their skin can shed the fungus and contaminate their surroundings. This finding provides an explanation for the…
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A new platform for producing blue pigment could provide a sustainable alternative to conventional synthetic dyes and open the door for next-generation bioproductionCredit: Marilyn Chung/Berkeley Lab Often, the findings of fundamental…
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Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - In eukaryotic cells, the nucleus is walled off from the rest of the cell by the nuclear envelope. All transport into and out of the nucleus occurs via cylindrical channels called nuclear…
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European beewolf eggs produce nitric oxide which prevents the larvae's food from getting moldyCredit: Gudrun Herzner Food stored in warm and humid conditions gets moldy very quickly und thus becomes inedible or even toxic. To…
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An international team of researchers has a plan to keep New Guinea's frogs safe from the species-destroying chytrid fungusCredit: Stephen J. Richards New Guinea is one of the only places in the world where frogs are safe from the…
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