Fungus versus flies: Following a scent towards insecticide-free pest management
Whilst a blueberry with a fungal infection might end up in most people’s compost bin, for a team of researchers ...
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Newly discovered fungus helps destroy a harmful food toxin
Patulin (C7H6O4), a mycotoxin produced by several types of fungi, is toxic to a variety of life forms, including humans, ...
Invasive orange pore fungus wins third BMC Ecology and Evolution image competition
A striking image of the invasive orange pore fungus (Favolaschia calocera), which highlights the potential threats the species may pose ...
A fungus gets comfortable
Aspergillus fumigatus strains that infect humans have a significantly altered metabolism compared to other strains in the environment. At the ...
Deadly fungus beaten with new type of treatment
Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Research Science (CSRS) and the University of Toronto have discovered a new way ...
Pro1 protein malfunction allows rice blast fungus to thrive, new study shows
The ‘paradox of sex’ refers to the puzzle of why the sexual mode of reproduction is more common among living ...
Vaccine against deadly chytrid fungus primes frog microbiome for future exposure
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A human or animal’s microbiome — the collection of often beneficial microorganisms, including as bacteria and ...
Puppeteer fungus’ targeted takeover of zombie flies
In a new study published in eLife, lead author Carolyn Elya, postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary ...
Rampant fungus jeopardizes banana production in Africa
World banana trade has skyrocketed in recent years, with an estimated export volume of 21 million metric tons in 2019, ...
Genomic surveillance identifies global strain of emerging wheat disease fungus
Pests and diseases may reduce global wheat yields by over 20%. A study published April 11th in the open access ...
Rapid surge in highly contagious killer fungus poses new threat to amphibians across Africa
Mass fungus infections that drive populations worldwide to near-collapse don’t just occur in science fiction. Chytridiomycosis, the worst vertebrate disease ...
Conifer-killing beetles use smell of beneficial fungus to select host trees
Eurasian spruce bark beetles (Ips typographus) burrow into the bark of Norway spruce (Picea abies) trees where they mate and ...
Case Western Reserve University researchers developing treatment for drug-resistant fungus with $3M-plus grant from National Institutes of Health
CLEVELAND–With a new $3 million-plus grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Case Western Reserve University researchers are examining ...
Post-pandemic outbreak of drug-resistant fungus in Brazil owing to abuse of medications and full up ICUs
In Brazil, a group of researchers has reported the largest outbreak to date of COVID-associated candidemia caused by the same ...
UMD researcher shows how a common fungus eliminates toxic mercury from soil and water
A University of Maryland researcher and colleagues found that the fungus Metarhizium robertsii removes mercury from the soil around plant ...
Fungus simultaneously combats two of the worst threats to banana plantation yields
The banana borer Cosmopolites sordidus and the disease Fusarium wilt, caused by the soil-borne fungus Fusarium oxysporum, are among the most harmful pests that ...
Differences in fungus found in reared and wild ambrosia beetles suggest artificial method to prevent wilt disease in trees
A recent study in Japan has found that reared ambrosia beetles, Euwallacea interjectus, can have symbiotic fungi different to those ...
Advanced imaging sheds light on immune escape of shape-shifting fungus
Fungal pathogens have a major global impact upon human health – they are often difficult to diagnose and treat, and ...
This fungus shrinks in size to better infect the brain
(Salt Lake City) - A fungus that is a common cause of fungal meningitis undergoes a remarkable transformation once it ...
Brazil has two populations of American bullfrogs, an exotic species that transmits a deadly fungus
Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) and the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) have conducted the most comprehensive ...
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Important additional driver of insect decline identified: Weather explains the decline and rise of insect biomass over 34 years
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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New study definitively confirms gulf stream weakening, understanding the changes could help predict future trends in extreme events
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New findings on hair loss in men
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Abdominal fat plays important role in remission of prediabetes
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New rooms discovered in Sahura’s Pyramid