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Make fungi think they’re starving to stop them having sex, say scientists
October 30, 2019
Tricking fungi into thinking they’re starving could be the key to slowing down our evolutionary arms race with…
Painkillers from mud – scientists are creating drugs that are as potent as opioids
October 18, 2019
Quick, find a new painkiller! Where will you look? Scientists from The University of Queensland and University of…
New Class of Painkillers Offers all the Benefits of Opioids, Minus the Side Effects and Addictiveness
October 16, 2019
Working on a sample of estuarine mud, collected next to a boat ramp in Tasmania 16 years ago,…
Gold-coated fungi are the new gold diggers
May 28, 2019 
Australian scientists have discovered gold-coated fungi near Boddington in Western Australia. The thread-like fungi attach gold to their…
Researchers map symbiotic relationships between trees and microbes worldwide
May 17, 2019
In and around the tangled roots of the forest floor, fungi and bacteria grow with trees, exchanging nutrients…
Research explains nature of key plant-fungus interfaces
March 6, 2019 
For millions of years, plants and fungi have exchanged crucial nutrients such as phosphate and fatty acids. These…
North American checklist identifies the fungus among us
November 29, 2018
Some fungi are smelly and coated in mucus. Others have gills that glow in the dark. Some are…
Expanding fungal diversity, one cell at a time
October 10, 2018
They can be found on forest floors, in swamps and in houses, ranging in size from smaller than…
Fungal infections in humans may be treated with compounds from herbicides
October 5, 2018
Herbicides are chemical compounds used to control unwanted plants. Usually these chemicals are called weedkillers, because they essentially…
No defense for some plants in the eat-or-be-eaten world of grasslands
August 16, 2018
If you’re a gardener, you may not be too thrilled when insects, rabbits, fungi and other plant-eaters nibble…
The biotech industry should change production methods?
June 28, 2018
The biotech industry uses living organisms, such as fungi, bacteria and microbes to produce a wide range of…
New Building Materials Created out of Fungus, Rice and Glass
June 20, 2018
By combining agricultural and industrial waste, bound by the Trametes versicolor fungus, scientists have developed a low-carbon, fire-resistant…
How germs thrive on school desks
June 8, 2018
Looking at the microbial communities that grow on students’ desks, a team of Yale researchers found that the…
A hidden world of communication, chemical warfare, beneath the soil
May 30, 2018
The soil supporting a field of crops teems with life. Untold numbers of bacteria and fungi strive for…
Plants, fungi and bacteria work together to clean polluted land
April 6, 2018
Highly complex interactions among roots, fungi and bacteria underlie the ability of some trees to clean polluted land,…
Scientists poised to win the race against rust disease and beyond
February 28, 2018
In a race to prevent and control rust disease epidemics, scientists have positioned themselves to better understand how…
Taking a piece of home with you: Farming fungi in a new Azteca ant colony
February 28, 2018
Moving to a new home is usually accompanied with a long to-do list, from painting the walls to…
How to improve the manufacturing of biofuels? Fungi have the answer
February 21, 2018
Every so often scientists look for inspiration in nature. Usually it is for some structures or substances that…
From fungi to humans, ‘smart valves’ assist communication within, between cells
February 2, 2018
A basic structure that allows cells and subcellular units to converse in chemical language turns out to have…
Researchers identify immune cells that keep gut fungi under control
January 15, 2018
Immune cells that process food and bacterial antigens in the intestines control the intestinal population of fungi, according…
Storming the cellular barricades to fight fungi
September 13, 2017
Yale scientists have developed a new class of small molecules that attack fungal infections by clinging to the…
Growing a startup with a big impact from a tiny fungi
August 10, 2017
Entrepreneur Tyler Huggins grew up in rural Montana in a family of loggers and miners. But he wanted…
Study targets lethal fungal infection
July 24, 2017
The development of new drugs to fight a common fungal pathogen which kills half a million people globally…
Researchers use new techniques to pinpoint evolution in fungi
July 14, 2017
Authors from Yale and Michigan State University collaborated on a National Science Foundation study of five types of…
Board game helps Mexican coffee farmers grasp complex ecological interactions
June 22, 2017
A chess-like board game developed by University of Michigan researchers helps small-scale Mexican coffee farmers better understand the…
International team uncovers new approach to combat deadly fungal infection
June 16, 2017
Each year, invasive fungal infections sicken an estimated 2 million people worldwide and kill nearly 800,000 — but…
Technology unlocks mold genomes for new drugs
June 14, 2017
Fungi are rich sources of natural molecules for drug discovery, but numerous challenges have pushed pharmaceutical companies away…
Intestinal Fungi Worsen Alcoholic Liver Disease
May 23, 2017
Liver cirrhosis is the 12th leading cause of mortality worldwide and approximately half of those deaths are due…
Plant growth responses to high carbon dioxide depend on symbiotic fungi
July 11, 2016
Research by an international team of environmental scientists from the United Kingdom, Belgium and United States, including Indiana…
Intestinal fungi may aid in relief of inflammatory disease
June 23, 2016
Fungi that live in a healthy gut may be as important for good health as beneficial intestinal bacteria,…
- Sniffing out real truffles
June 7, 2018 - Figuring out how climate change affects the fungi that feeds trees and absorbs carbon
September 11, 2017 - Finding useful chemicals from fungi, faster
June 13, 2017 - Intestinal fungi linked to worsening of alcoholic liver disease
May 24, 2017 - ALES ecologist co-leads compilation of huge soil fungi database
July 5, 2016 - Protein Structures Pave The Way For Broad-Spectrum Antifungals
June 17, 2016 - Study of fungi-insect relationships may lead to new evolutionary discoveries
May 26, 2016 - When foes become friends
May 6, 2016 - Flying high with algae
April 28, 2016 - New pathogen takes control of gypsy moth populations
April 23, 2016 - The secret language of microbes
April 18, 2016
- Plants partner with fungus by employing economic criteria
April 18, 2016 - Tissue-damaging fungal toxin discovered in pioneering study
April 15, 2016 - Study suggests commercial bumble bee industry amplified a fungal pathogen of bees
April 6, 2016 - NASA Satellite Images Uncover Underground Forest Fungi
April 1, 2016 - Could fungi help pine forests withstand climate change?
March 23, 2016 - Plants take on fungal tenants on demand
March 18, 2016 - Fungal Pathogen Sheds Gene Silencing Machinery to Become More Dangerous
March 8, 2016 - Even plant-supporting soil fungi affected by global warming, study finds
March 8, 2016 - Microorganisms battle it out within algal blooms
March 5, 2016 - “A load of old rot”: fossil of oldest known land-dweller identified
March 5, 2016 - Fungi are at the root of tropical forest diversity – or lack thereof, study finds
February 25, 2016 - Biofuel tech straight from the farm
February 19, 2016 - Breaking the Chain of Drug Resistance
February 19, 2016 - Researchers uncover core set of genes for plant-fungal symbiosis
January 22, 2016 - Easier diagnosis for fungal infection of the lungs
January 20, 2016 - ‘Smoke detector’ enables fungal partnership that allowed plants to first survive on land
December 20, 2015
- Botrytis ‘noble rot’ fungus reprograms wine grape metabolism
December 5, 2015 - Newly-Discovered Marine Fungi Add New Branch to the Tree of Life
November 19, 2015
- Marine fungi reveal new branches on tree of life
November 18, 2015 - Parasitic fungi and the battle against coffee rust disease
November 17, 2015 - Life-saving drugs, devastating disease and the demise of the dinosaurs: The double life of fungi
October 15, 2015 - Four biological kingdoms influence disease transmission in monarch butterflies
October 14, 2015 - Antarctic fungal diversity blooms as continent warms
September 30, 2015 - A focus on fungi
June 30, 2015 - Fungi essential for land plants live with mysterious bacteria
June 20, 2015 - Researchers produce first atlas of airborne microbes across United States
April 21, 2015 - Fungi thrived in flooded Colorado homes months after waters receded, says new study
April 10, 2015 - Fast New Approach to Formulating Pest-Killing Fungi on Tap
April 9, 2015 - Friendly fungi – how they could help barley growers feed the world without chemicals
February 10, 2015 - Research paves way for new generation of fungicides
October 6, 2014 - Fungi Eyed to Tackle Weedy Menace of American West
September 23, 2014 - Artillery fungus
August 28, 2014 - Genetics used to improve plants for bioenergy
August 22, 2014 - Recalled Yogurt Contained Highly Pathogenic Mold
July 9, 2014 - South American lichen found to have 126 different species of fungi
July 4, 2014 - Young plant rescuer on a mission
June 27, 2014 - Stanford biologists help solve fungi mysteries
April 17, 2014 - Genome research on mouth fungi may help predict infections
March 12, 2014 - Meet the rainforest ‘diversity police’
January 24, 2014 - Fungi, often seen as pests, play a crucial role policing biodiversity in rainforests
January 23, 2014 - Scientists identify ‘molecular fossil’ in fungi
January 20, 2014 - Fungal pathogen shows profound effects from spaceflight
December 18, 2013 - Scientists unearth secrets of Périgord truffles, the culinary ‘black diamond’
December 12, 2013 - Cranberry research aims for longer shelf life
November 20, 2013 - Fungus May Offer Natural Weed Control
November 19, 2013 - Scientists Discover Possible Way To Turn Fungus From Foe To Friend
September 24, 2013 - One day, we may fill the tank with fungi fuel!
September 24, 2013 - Beneficial Fungi Examined for Battle against Destructive Beetles
August 27, 2013 - Detection of apple juices and cereals which exceed permitted levels of mycotoxins
June 19, 2013 - Fungal Findings
June 4, 2013 - Strawberry fields forever and fungus-free
May 23, 2013 - Researchers conduct first genomic survey of human skin fungal diversity
May 23, 2013 - Plants use underground networks to warn of enemy attack
May 17, 2013 - Study Reveals How Mushrooms Help Environment
March 28, 2013 - A tale of two fungi
March 6, 2013 - Home sweet home: Understanding New York City soil fungal communities in green roofs and city parks
March 5, 2013 - New Club Wheat is Tough on Fungi, But Tasty in Baked Goods
February 18, 2013 - What beer, dogs, cats and soy sauce have in common: The movie
February 12, 2013
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