A milestone in muscular dystrophy therapy
Credit: Spuler Lab, ECRC Muscle stem cells enable our muscle to build up and regenerate over a lifetime through exercise. ...
Tag: Mycology
Rutgers Professor Joan Bennett elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Plant biologist studies the genetics and physiology of thread-like fungiCredit: Nick Romanenko/Rutgers University Joan W. Bennett, a Distinguished Professor of ...
WVU receives NSF grant to transition large fungal collection to University of Kansas
Credit: Brian Persinger/WVU For more than 30 years, the world's largest collection of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi - the "good" kind ...
Unlocking Australia’s biodiversity, one dataset at a time
Credit: CSIRO Australia's unique and highly endemic flora and fauna are threatened by rapid losses in biodiversity and ecosystem health, ...
Host, management, or microbial traits: Which is dominant in plant microbiome assemblage?
Credit: Frances Trail We've all heard the news stories of how what you eat can affect your microbiome. Changing your ...
Cultivating Matsutake, valuable edible fungi
Credit: Copyright © 2021, Akiyoshi Yamada et al., under exclusive license to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature Costing ...
Fungi could manipulate bacteria to enrich soil with nutrients
Researchers have discovered a group of soil bacteria that could yield alternatives to conventional fertilizers for enriching soil and improving ...
Fungal species causing candidiasis use distinct infection strategies
Credit: IRB Barcelona Candidiasis is a fungal infection caused by a yeast called Candida. It is a serious global health problem and it can be vaginal, ...
New discoveries on deadly fungus – might be a key for treatment
Credit: Jan-Peter Kasper, University of Jena Aspergillus fumigatus kills as many people as malaria and tuberculosis, but is less known. ...
Scientists study co-evolutionary relationship between rust fungi and wheat and barberry
Credit: Jing Zhao Wheat stripe rust is one of the most important wheat diseases and is caused by the plant-pathogenic ...
The gut mycobiome influences the metabolism of processed foods
New research in mice points to a significant role for fungi to shape metabolism, including fat deposition, and metabolic hormones.Credit: ...
‘Fungal ghosts’ protect skin, fabric from toxins, radiation
Inspired by fungus, new form of synthetic melanin acts as natural detoxifierCredit: Nathan Gianneschi lab / Northwestern University The idea ...
NCI grant enables exploration of cancer-fighting compound isolated from Moroccan fungus
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (March 4, 2021) - A compound isolated from a fungus growing on ...
Mushrooms add important nutrients when included in the typical diet
First dietary modeling analysis of all three USDA Food Patterns investigates the effects of adding a serving of mushroomsCredit: Mushroom ...