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Ignore Antifungal Resistance in Fungal Disease at Your Peril, Warn Top Scientists Without immediate action, humanity will potentially face further escalation in resistance in fungal disease, a group of scientists from the around the world has warned. According to the scientists ..read more
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1M ago
Dangerous Airborne Fungus Boosted by California Droughts Researchers have identified the seasonal and climate-based cycles of Valley fever, an emerging but dangerous fungal disease spread through dust in the ..read more
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1M ago
Fungus-Controlled Robots Tap Into the Unique Power of Nature In creating a pair of new robots, researchers cultivated an unlikely component, one found on the forest floor: fungal mycelia. By harnessing mycelia's innate electrical signals, the researchers discovered a new way of controlling 'biohybrid' robots ..read more
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1M ago
Pilot Study Uses Recycled Glass to Grow Plants for Salsa Ingredients Tortilla chips and fresh salsa are tasty, but they could be even more appealing if you grow the ingredients yourself. Now, researchers report that some salsa ingredients -- cilantro, bell pepper and jalapeno -- can be more sustainably cultivated ..read more
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1M ago
Can Fungi Turn Food Waste Into the Next Culinary Sensation? Fungi can transform plant and animal products into delicious foods like cheese, miso and beer. A researcher argues that a type of filamentous mold -- Neurospora intermedia -- could also turn food waste into culinary treats. Currently, only ..read more
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1M ago
Study Finds Salamanders Are Surprisingly Abundant in Northeastern Forests Two recent amphibian-focused studies shed light on the ecological importance of red-backed salamanders, while confirming that proactive measures would prevent costly impacts from a wildlife disease spreading across Europe that has not yet reached ..read more
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1M ago
Entomology professor Esther Ngumbi studies how flooding affects crop plants and the insects that feed on them. She argues in a new review that flooding is a largely overlooked factor in studies meant to climate-proof ..read more
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1M ago
Blessing in Disguise: Mycoviruses Enhance Fungicide Effectiveness Against Plant Pathogens Researchers discovered that mycoviruses, or oomycete viruses, can increase the sensitivity of plant pathogenic oomycete to fungicides like metalaxyl ..read more
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1M ago
Frog 'Saunas' a Lifeline for Endangered Frog Populations New biologist-designed shelters will help endangered frogs survive the devastating impacts of a deadly fungal disease by regulating their body temperature to fight off ..read more
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1M ago
Cracking Open a Tasty Menu for Captive Marsupials to Sink Their Teeth Into From sifting through topsoil for native truffles to cracking open hard shells of seeds and nuts to munch on the tasty kernels, Australia bettongs and potoroos are described as 'ecosystem engineers ..read more