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Diseased Trees New Source of Climate Gas
August 7, 2012 — Diseased trees in forests may be a significant new source of methane that causes climate change, according to ... > full story -
Molecular Causes for Life-Threatening Fungal Infections in Case of Sepsis Unraveled
July 27, 2012 — With infectious diseases, it is often not the pathogen itself, but rather an excessive inflammatory immune response (= sepsis) that contributes to the patient’s death, for instance as a result ... > full story -
Antidepressant ZOLOFT Packs Potential to Fight Fungal Meningitis
July 25, 2012 — Biologists have shown that ZOLOFT®, one of the most widely prescribed antidepressants in the world, also packs a potential preventative bonus -- potent mechanisms capable of inhibiting deadly ... > full story -
Soil: Contaminant Transport in the Fungal Pipeline
July 25, 2012 — Fungi are found throughout the soil with giant braiding of fine threads. However, these networks have surprising functions. Only a few years ago researchers discovered that bacteria travel over the ... > full story -
How a Common Fungus Knows When to Attack
July 24, 2012 — Researchers have now shown how a common fungus can adjust its physiology to become harmful in a host with compromised immune status. The study is the first to demonstrate that the hospitality of the ... > full story -
As Mushrooms Evolve to Live With Trees, They Give Up DNA Associated With Decomposing Cellulose
July 18, 2012 — New research finds that Amanita mushrooms' evolution has largely been away from species that help decompose organic material and toward those that live symbiotically on trees and their roots. More ... > full story -
Glyphosate-Resistant 'Superweeds' May Be Less Susceptible to Diseases
July 17, 2012 — Scientists searching for clues to understand how superweeds obtain resistance to the popular herbicide glyphosate may have been missing a critical piece of information, a study ... > full story -
To Clean Up the Mine, Let Fungus Reproduce
July 16, 2012 — Researchers have discovered that an Ascomycete fungus that is common in polluted water produces environmentally important minerals during asexual reproduction. The key chemical in the process, ... > full story -
White Rot Fungus Boosts Ethanol Production from Corn Stalks, Cobs and Leaves
July 11, 2012 — Scientists are reporting new evidence that a white rot fungus shows promise in the search for a way to use waste corn stalks, cobs and leaves -- rather than corn itself -- to produce ethanol to ... > full story -
Rising Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere Also Speeds Carbon Loss from Forest Soils
July 10, 2012 — Elevated levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide accelerate carbon cycling and soil carbon loss in forests, biologists have found. The new evidence supports an emerging view that although forests remove ... > full story
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