Fungus News

Posted January 29, 2012:

• Grasslands Soils Offer Some Insurance Against Climate Change

Posted January 24, 2012:

• Fungi-Filled Forests Are Critical for Endangered Orchids

Posted January 12, 2012:

• The Microbiome and Disease: Gut Bacteria Influence the Severity of Heart Attacks in Rats
• In Tackling Lead Pollution, Fungi May Be Our Friends

Posted December 21, 2011:

• Disease-Causing Strains of Fusarium Prevalent in Sink Drains
• To Turn Up the Heat in Chilies, Just Add Water

Posted December 15, 2011:

• Fungus-Induced Neurological Disease: An Underestimated Risk for Animals and Humans?

Posted December 8, 2011:

• Premature Babies Harbor Fewer, but More Dangerous Microbe Types
• Researchers Identify Key Plant Immune Response in Fight Against Bacteria

Posted December 5, 2011:

• Infectious Fungus, Thought to Be Asexual, Isn't

Posted November 30, 2011:

• Feasibility of Using Mycoherbicides to Control Illicit Drug Crops Is Uncertain

Posted November 29, 2011:

• Introns: Shedding Light on the 'Dark Matter' of the Genome
• New Findings About Unwanted Fungal Growth on Dry-Cured Meat Products

Posted November 28, 2011:

• Fungi: Another Tool in Bacteria's Belt? Fungi and Bacteria Help One Another Stay Mobile, Say Researchers

Posted November 14, 2011:

• Good Preparation Is Key, Even for Plant Cells and Symbiotic Fungi

Posted November 7, 2011:

• Sequencing 1,000 Fungal Genomes

Posted November 6, 2011:

• Culprit Identified: Fungus Causes Deadly Bat Disease

Posted October 31, 2011:

• Mould Fungi Can Cure Plants

Posted October 17, 2011:

• Examining Rice Genes for Rice Blast Resistance

Posted October 5, 2011:

• The Metabolism of Maize Obeys Parasitic Proteins

Posted October 3, 2011:

• From Compost to Sustainable Fuels: Heat-Loving Fungi Sequenced

Posted October 2, 2011:

• New Insight Into Plant Immune Defenses

Posted September 20, 2011:

• Peacekeeping Creatures Help Maintain Woodland Diversity

Posted September 19, 2011:

• Biodiversity Loss May Be Contributing to Amphibian-Killing Fungal Infection

Posted September 15, 2011:

• Cacao Collection Expedition May Yield Weapons for Combating Witches' Broom Disease

Posted September 14, 2011:

• Bringing Botany Into the 21st Century

Posted September 12, 2011:

• Research Offers Means to Detoxify Mycotoxin-Contaminated Grain Intended for Ethanol, Animal Feed

Posted September 8, 2011:

• Combination Therapy Rids Common Infection from Implanted Medical Devices, Researchers Report
• Chinese Researchers Identify Insect Host Species of a Famous Tibetan Medicinal Fungus
• Improving the Resistance of Maize by Using Bacteria

Posted September 6, 2011:

• Scientists Make Turfgrass Safer for Animals, Deadly for Insects
• Deciphering Fungal Genomes of White and Gray Mold Rot

Posted September 5, 2011:

• New Drugs Hope for Dangerous Yeast Infections

Posted September 1, 2011:

• Cryptococcus Infections Misdiagnosed in Many AIDS Patients, Study Suggests

Posted August 26, 2011:

• Possible Biological Control Discovered for Pathogen Devastating Amphibians

Posted August 21, 2011:

• Plants and Fungi Play the 'Underground Market'

Posted August 17, 2011:

• First Major Survey of Amphibian Fungus in Asia Completed

Posted August 11, 2011:

• Hidden Soil Fungus, Now Revealed, Is in a Class All Its Own

Posted August 9, 2011:

• Baker's Yeast Protects Against Fatal Infections
• Waging War on Invasive Plant Species: Effects of Invasives Persist Even After Removal

Posted August 8, 2011:

• Protein Unmasks Pathogenic Fungi to Activate Immune Response

Posted August 5, 2011:

• Did Past Climate Change Encourage Tree-Killing Fungi?

Posted August 4, 2011:

• Surprising Condition Occurs in Lungs After an Invasion of Mold, Study Shows

Posted August 3, 2011:

• Research Helps Breeders Really Know Their Onions to Enhance Global Food Security

Posted August 2, 2011:

• One Species of Pathogen Can Produce Two Distinct Biofilms

Posted July 28, 2011:

• Elusive Prey: Selection Pressures Imposed by Predator Fungi Have Shaped Escape Behavior in Microscopic Worms

Posted July 27, 2011:

• Electronic Publishing 'Goes Live': News from the International Botanical Congress in Melbourne
• Can Amphibian Fungal Disease Be Beaten?

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