Results suggest fungal mycelia can “recognize” shapes
Fungal mycelial networks connecting wooden blocks arranged in the shape of a circle (left) and a cross (right). Credit: Yu ...
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Black garden ants modify nest structure to mitigate spread of fungal infections
Experimental protocol and extraction of nesting networks. Credit: bioRxiv (2024). DOI: 10.1101/2024.08.30.610481 A small team of biologists from the University ...
Struggling student helps design synthetic polymers to fight fungal infections
by Friederike Gawlik, Leibniz-Institut für Naturstoff-Forschung und Infektionsbiologie - Hans-Knöll-Institut (Leibniz-HKI) An electron micrograph of the cell wall of the ...
How leafcutter ants cultivate a fungal garden to degrade plants could provide insight into future biofuels
Scientists have spent decades searching for clean and efficient ways to break down plants for use as biofuels and other ...
New estimate doubles probable deaths from fungal diseases worldwide
Credit: CC0 Public domain The annual total of deaths from fungal diseases worldwide rose to 3.75 million, double the previous ...
Researchers make breakthrough in fight against leading cause of fungal pneumonia
Tulane scientists have made crucial progress in developing a model to study a fungus that causes Pneumocystis pneumonia in immunocompromised ...
