Fungi have a nasty reputation among humans. They can cause dangerous diseases like Cryptococcus neoformans and Candida auris among our own kind, massacre beloved fellow animals like frogs and bats and ...

A team led by researchers at Jiangnan University removed two genes from the genome of Fusarium venenatum, the fungus used in ...

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Cell division is one of the most fundamental processes of life. From bacteria to blue whales, every living being on Earth relies on cell division for growth, reproduction, and species survival. Yet, ...

In new research from Jiangnan University in Wuxi, China, a gene-edited strain of Fusarium venenatum produced richer, more digestible protein while trimming the greenhouse gases normally released ...

Chytrid fungus is a scourge to global amphibian populations, but before it kills some frogs, it can produce symptoms that may ...

Researchers are developing field tests they hope will spread the fungi to beetles in the wild using “autodissemination” ...

Scientists in Europe have identified a previously unknown species of fungus that turns cave spiders into “zombies.” The fungus lures them out of their webs before instigating an untimely death and ...

Natural products are a rich source of lead compounds for new drugs. The discovery of biological activities of natural products plays a vital part in drug development and therapeutic strategies. The ...

Research has found a black mold has been growing toward and surviving on the ionizing radiation at the Chernobyl nuclear ...