‘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 ...
Tag: Mycology
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 ...
Scientists found in marine mold substance that antidotes paraquat
Credit: FEFU press office Biologically active compounds from the marine fungus Penicillium dimorphosporum protect cells from paraquat, the highly toxic ...
Biological therapy has proved a suitable alternative to antibiotics
A "healthy" alternative to antibioticsCredit: Tel Aviv University In the course of a new and groundbreaking study, led by Dr, ...
Life from Earth could temporarily survive on Mars
Study shows sending microbes to Earth's stratosphere, to test their endurance to Martian conditions, can reveal their potential use and ...
Temperature affects susceptibility of newts to skin-eating fungus
Credit: Todd Amacker Conservation Photography, 2020 Eastern newt populations in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada are at greatest ...
In symbiosis: Plants control the genetics of microbes
Credit: University of Ottawa/ Microscope Laboratory (Ottawa-RDC, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) Researchers from the University of Ottawa have discovered that ...
New eco-friendly technique protects rice plants against devastating fungal infection
Credit: Tsutomu Arie, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Researchers have developed a new technique to protect rice seeds against ...
Deadly white-nose syndrome changed genes in surviving bats
Study has big implications for management of bat populationsCredit: Sarah Gignoux-Wolfsohn Scientists have found genetic differences between bats killed by ...
Scientists look to soils to learn how forests affect air quality, climate change
New research shed lights on the complex relationships between tree types, forest soil nutrients and microbes, and impact on environmentCredit: ...
Reindeer lichens are having more sex than expected
Genetic analysis shows that reindeer lichens reproduce sexually as opposed to asexually more often than researchers thoughtCredit: Marta Alonso-GarcÃa In ...
Intercontinental study sheds light on the microbial life of sourdough
Credit: Lauren Nichols In a study of 500 sourdough starters spanning four continents, scientists have garnered new insights into the ...
Seeds transfer their microbes to the next generation
Credit: Stockholm University Scientists have been pondering if the microbiome of plants is due to nature or nurture. Research at ...
WVU mycologists receive National Geographic Explorers grant to study fungal diversity of millipedes
Credit: West Virginia University Millipedes represent some of the earliest known terrestrial animals and are highly understudied, but two West ...
The microbiome of Da Vinci’s drawings
The microbial composition of art pieces can reveal interesting facts about their past and the journey they madeCredit: The authors ...
Model for acid-tolerant yeast helps guide industrial organic acid production
Credit: Hoang Dinh and Patrick Suthers, Penn State Microbes and other microscopic organisms could serve as sustainable "factories" to create ...
Invisible fungi revealed by their genetic material
Credit: Veera Tuovinen How can new life forms that we cannot see be discovered? Using a novel method based on ...
Fungal species naturally suppresses cyst nematodes responsible for major sugar beet losses
Credit: James Borneman The plant pathogenic nematode Heterodera schachtii infects more than 200 different plants, including sugar beets, and causes ...
Cucurbit downy mildew pathogen has two genetically distinct host-adapted clades
Credit: E. C. Wallace, K. N. D'Arcangelo, and L. M. Quesada-Ocampo Cucurbit downy mildew is a devastating disease for the ...
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