Cell Cycle Switch With Surprising Powers: One GTPase Shapes Growth, Stress and Virulence in Rice Blast Fungus
Researchers have identified MoTem1 as the functional Tem1 GTPase of the rice blast fungus, showing that its activity states govern...
Antarctic Fungi Found in Historic Whaling Station Wood Offer Cold-Active Enzymes and Biofuel Lipids
Researchers recovered 47 fungal isolates from historic wooden structures at Deception Island, Antarctica, identifying cold-active enzyme producers and an oleaginous...
Wood-Decaying Fungi: Forest Threats and Bioeconomy Heroes in One Ancient Package
A new mini-review from Technical University of Munich researchers synthesizes the mechanisms, threats, and biotechnological potentials of the fungi that...
Hidden Fungus Emerges as a Suspect in the Decline of Coastal Norfolk Island Pines
A fungus never before recorded on Norfolk Island pines has been isolated from declining Gold Coast trees and shown in...
Fungus Found on Almonds Yields a Cocktail of Drug-Like Molecules
A Penicillium citrinum strain isolated from dried almonds produces metabolites with potent antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic and antiproliferative activity in laboratory...
Master Switch in Apple Rot Fungus Links Nitrogen Metabolism to Virulence
Scientists show that the GATA transcription factor BdAreA controls nitrogen use, stress tolerance, and disease-causing power in the apple ring...
Fungi Ferment a Greener Route to Critical Metals from Electronic Waste
Researchers have engineered a fed-batch fungal fermentation process that produces oxalic acid at scale as a sustainable leaching agent for...
Heatwave Temperatures Reshape Soil Fungi in Surprisingly Species-Specific Ways
A new experiment shows that realistic heatwave temperatures reshape the traits of soil saprotrophic fungi in highly species-specific ways.
New Wood-Rotting Mushroom Species Unearthed in Pakistan’s Himalayan Foothills
Mycologists in Pakistan have described Stropharia khanspurica, a new wood-rotting mushroom species from Khanspur, identified through its distinctive morphology and...
Endophytic Fungus Transforms Tree Diterpene Into Potent Antiparasitic Compounds
An endophytic fungus isolated from cypress leaves selectively epoxidizes a plant diterpene using a P450-like enzyme, yielding two novel compounds...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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