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Plants and Fungi Play the 'Underground Market'
August 21, 2011 — Plants and fungi co-operate and trade with each other on a biological 'underground market', changing their trading partners if they don't get a fair ... > full story -
First Major Survey of Amphibian Fungus in Asia Completed
August 17, 2011 — Researchers have completed the first major survey in Asia of the deadly chytridiomycosis fungus that has wiped out more than 200 species of amphibians worldwide. The massive survey could help ... > full story -
Hidden Soil Fungus, Now Revealed, Is in a Class All Its Own
August 11, 2011 — A type of fungus that's been lurking underground for millions of years, previously known to science only through its DNA, has been cultured, photographed, named and assigned a place on the tree of ... > full storyMore: -
Baker's Yeast Protects Against Fatal Infections
August 9, 2011 — Injecting mice with simple baker's yeast protects against the fatal fungal infection, aspergillosis, according to new research. The work could lead to the development of a human vaccine that protects ... > full story -
Waging War on Invasive Plant Species: Effects of Invasives Persist Even After Removal
August 9, 2011 — Invasive species cost an estimated $1.4 trillion annually in their environmental and economic impacts worldwide and are second only to habitat loss as a threat to biodiversity. As scientists ... > full story -
Protein Unmasks Pathogenic Fungi to Activate Immune Response
August 8, 2011 — Researchers have uncovered a novel association between two fungal recognition receptors on the surface of certain immune cells, called macrophages. The interaction of these receptors (dectin-1 and ... > full story -
Did Past Climate Change Encourage Tree-Killing Fungi?
August 5, 2011 — The Permian extinction 250 million years ago was the largest mass extinction on record, and among the losers were conifers that originally blanketed the arid interior of the supercontinent Pangaea. ... > full story -
Surprising Condition Occurs in Lungs After an Invasion of Mold, Study Shows
August 4, 2011 — Researchers have found a surprising condition that occurs in the lungs after an invasion of a common, but potentially dangerous, ... > full story -
Research Helps Breeders Really Know Their Onions to Enhance Global Food Security
August 3, 2011 — Researchers have developed a unique collection of information about the disease resistance of 96 of the world’s onion varieties. It will be a crucial resource for commercial growers and seed ... > full story -
One Species of Pathogen Can Produce Two Distinct Biofilms
August 2, 2011 — Many medical devices, ranging from artificial hip joints to dentures and catheters, can come with unwelcome guests -- complex communities of microbial pathogens called biofilms that are resistant to ... > full story
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