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'SpongeBob' Mushroom Discovered in the Forests of Borneo
June 15, 2011 — A researcher has discovered Spongiforma squarepantsii, a new species of mushroom almost as strange as its cartoon ... > full story -
The Mushroom With No Name
June 15, 2011 — A rare species of fungus discovered growing in Scotland has been chosen to feature in a nationwide competition to give it a ... > full story -
Genome Sequence Could Reveal 'Achilles' Heels' of Important Wheat Disease
June 9, 2011 — New research provides insights into how an important fungal disease is able to evade wheat's defenses. The researchers hope that the study, which reveals the fungus' complete genome sequence, will ... > full story -
Fungi Reduce Need for Fertilizer in Agriculture
May 23, 2011 — The next agricultural revolution may be sparked by fungi, helping to greatly increase food-production for the growing needs of the planet without the need for massive amounts of fertilizers according ... > full story -
Engineers Scale Up Process That Could Improve Economics of Ethanol Production
May 20, 2011 — Engineers have built a pilot plant to test a process designed to improve ethanol production. They're growing fungi on some of ethanol's leftovers to make a quality animal feed and to clean water so ... > full story -
Herbal Remedies Offer Hope as the New Antibiotics
May 19, 2011 — Cancer treatments often have the side effect of impairing the patient's immune system. This can result in life-threatening secondary infections from bacteria and fungi, especially since bacteria, ... > full story -
Lichens May Aid in Combating Deadly Chronic Wasting Disease in Wildlife
May 18, 2011 — Certain lichens can break down the infectious proteins responsible for chronic wasting disease (CWD), a troubling neurological disease fatal to wild deer and elk and spreading throughout the United ... > full story -
Mitigating Mummy Berry Disease of Blueberry
May 17, 2011 — Blueberries may be nutritional powerhouses, but some types are no match for the fungus Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi, which causes "mummy berry" disease. Researchers have conducted comprehensive ... > full story -
Molecular Technique Advances Soybean Rust Resistance Research
May 16, 2011 — A new tool is available to select for soybean rust resistance in breeding populations. Researchers successfully used quantitative polymerase chain reaction (Q-PCR) assays to assess fungal DNA in ... > full story -
Comparison of Genomes of Plant Parasites Provides Solid Clues for Response
May 16, 2011 — Researchers have observed shared traits that different microbes have evolved to survive as absolutely dependent on their hostile hosts -- and that can be targeted to turn on crop plant's ... > full story
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