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 ...

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, ...

Buried beneath the pine trees of eastern Oregon lies the largest living organism ever discovered. Nicknamed the “Humongous ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

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 ...

The Missouri Department of Agriculture encourages the state's livestock feed manufacturers, corn producers and livestock producers to monitor 2023 corn harvests for fungal toxins, as the department ...

Karla Griesbaum talks to ciLiving host, Jaclyn Friedlander about the different types of native fungi in central Illinois Central Illinois is home to an incredible diversity of native fungi that play ...