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			<title>ScienceDaily: Fungus News</title>
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			<description>All about the fungus kingdom. From beneficial soil fungus to fungal infections, read the current research news on fungus here.</description>
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				<title>Meet the beetles: Social networks provide clues to natural selection</title>
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				<description>Forked fungus beetles are not pretty &#8211; they look like tree bark &#8211; but they&#39;re helping us better understand the evolution of social behavior, an evolutionary biologist said.</description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:02:02 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Grasslands soils offer some insurance against climate change</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120129151054.htm</link>
				<description>The earth beneath our feet plays an important role in carbon storage &#8211; a key factor in climate change &#8211; and new research shows that in times of drought some types of soil perform better than others.</description>
				<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:10:10 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Fungi-filled forests are critical for endangered orchids</title>
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				<description>When it comes to conserving the world&#39;s orchids, not all forests are equal. Ecologists revealed that an orchid&#39;s fate hinges on two factors: A forest&#39;s age and its fungi.</description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:23:23 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>The microbiome and disease: Gut bacteria influence the severity of heart attacks in rats</title>
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				<description>New research suggests the types and levels of intestinal bacteria may be used to predict a person&#39;s likelihood of having a heart attack, and manipulating these organisms may help reduce risk. This discovery may lead to new tests and therapies that physicians use to prevent and treat heart attacks. In addition, this research suggests probiotics may be able to protect the heart in patients undergoing heart surgery and angioplasty.</description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:34:34 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>In tackling lead pollution, fungi may be our friends</title>
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				<description>Fungi may be unexpected allies in our efforts to keep hazardous lead under control. That&#39;s based on the unexpected discovery that fungi can transform lead into its most stable mineral form. The findings suggest that this interaction between fungi and lead may be occurring in nature anywhere the two are found together. It also suggests that the introduction or encouragement of fungi may be a useful treatment strategy for lead-polluted sites.</description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:43:43 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Disease-causing strains of Fusarium prevalent in sink drains</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111221140455.htm</link>
				<description>A study examining the prevalence of the fungus Fusarium in bathroom sink drains suggests that plumbing systems may be a common source of human infections.</description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:04:04 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>To turn up the heat in chilies, just add water</title>
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				<description>Hot chilies growing wild in dry environments produce substantially fewer seeds than non-pungent plants, but they are better protected against a seed-attacking fungus that is more prevalent in moist regions.</description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:19:19 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Fungus-induced neurological disease: An underestimated risk for animals and humans?</title>
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				<description>The mold fungus Penicillium crustosum occurs relatively frequently in food and animal fodder stored in temperate conditions. This mold produces powerful neurotoxins, for example penitrem A, which causes symptoms that are difficult to distinguish from those of other neurological diseases. Penitrem A is capable of penetrating the blood-brain barrier and new research has unveiled the mechanisms behind the neurological effects of the toxin.</description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:48:48 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Premature babies harbor fewer, but more dangerous microbe types</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111208173641.htm</link>
				<description>One of the most comprehensive studies to date of the microbes that are found in extremely low-birthweight infants found that hard-to-treat Candida fungus is often present, as well as some harmful bacteria and parasites.</description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:36:36 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Researchers identify key plant immune response in fight against bacteria</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111208141937.htm</link>
				<description>Researchers have found a key process in a plant&#39;s immune system response that may help future crops fight off dangerous diseases.</description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:19:19 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Infectious fungus, thought to be asexual, isn&#39;t</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111205165905.htm</link>
				<description>Candida tropicalis turns out to have sex, making it the second medically important member of the genus to be capable of mating. Sex may improve the survival of the species, particularly when it&#39;s under pressure. It may also mean the species can achieve greater virulence or drug resistance more quickly than previously thought.</description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:59:59 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Feasibility of using mycoherbicides to control illicit drug crops is uncertain</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111130120116.htm</link>
				<description>The effectiveness of using specific fungi as mycoherbicides to combat illicit drug crops remains questionable due to the lack of quality, in-depth research, says a new report.</description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:01:01 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Introns: Shedding light on the &#39;dark matter&#39; of the genome</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111129112329.htm</link>
				<description>Researchers have shown for the first time that non-coding parts of genes called introns can copy themselves and move around the genome. Nevertheless, these DNA sequences remain mysterious.</description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:23:23 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>New findings about unwanted fungal growth on dry-cured meat products</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111129092020.htm</link>
				<description>The growth of yeast and mold fungus often poses a threat to the quality of dry-cured meat and is a problem facing producers all over the world. Fungal growth can lead to bad quality products, increased production costs and health issues in consumers.</description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:20:20 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Fungi: Another tool in bacteria&#39;s belt? Fungi and bacteria help one another stay mobile, say researchers</title>
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				<description>Fungal spores can attach themselves to bacteria and &quot;hitch a ride&quot; to wherever the bacteria can travel, say researchers. This discovery will help scientists fight disease-causing bacteria or promote the spread of &quot;good kinds&quot; of bacteria and fungi, such as those that contribute to the health of plants.</description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:27:27 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Good preparation is key, even for plant cells and symbiotic fungi</title>
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				<description>Laser capture microdissection provides an insight into the symbiotic program of root cells. The most prevalent plant symbiosis is that between root cells and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, called AM fungi. AM fungi make sure that plants can grow on nutrient-depleted soil -- unnoticed by most people.</description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:36:36 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Sequencing 1,000 fungal genomes</title>
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				<description>A 79-year-old collection of fungal cultures will aid in the sequencing 1,000 fungal genomes in the next 5 years.</description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:28:28 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Culprit identified: Fungus causes deadly bat disease</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111106192825.htm</link>
				<description>Scientists have discovered that the fungus Geomyces destructans is the cause of deadly white-nose syndrome (WNS) in bats, according to new research. The study provides the first direct evidence that the fungus G. destructans causes WNS, a rapidly spreading disease in North American bats.</description>
				<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 19:28:28 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Mould fungi can cure plants</title>
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				<description>Genetic research has yielded remarkable insights on mold fungi. This opens the door to the specialized use of fungi in agriculture.</description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 08:19:19 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Examining rice genes for rice blast resistance</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111017124336.htm</link>
				<description>Scientists have characterized the molecular mechanism behind some plants&#39; ability to resist rice blast, a fungal disease that affects cereal grain crops such as rice, wheat, rye and barley and can cause yield losses of up to 30 percent. The fungus has been found in 85 countries worldwide, including the United States.</description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:43:43 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>The metabolism of maize obeys parasitic proteins</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111005134208.htm</link>
				<description>When plants are infested with parasites a sort of arms race is triggered. The plant tries to produce defense molecules as fast as possible to kill the intruder or at least keep it in check. At the same time the parasitic organisms are trying to overcome the plants defense responses or to turn them off altogether. An important parasitic fungus is Ustilago maydis. About 150 proteins are secreted by the fungus and are responsible for its nutrition. One of those proteins is able to redirect the plant&#8217;s metabolism in a way that it produces less salicylic acid, which is required for the production of defense molecules.</description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:42:42 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>From compost to sustainable fuels: Heat-loving fungi sequenced</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111003132441.htm</link>
				<description>Two heat-loving fungi, often found in composts that self-ignite without flame or spark, could soon have new vocations. The complete genetic makeup of Myceliophthora thermophila and Thielavia terrestris has now been decoded. The findings may lead to the faster and greener development of biomass-based fuels, chemicals and other industrial materials.</description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:24:24 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>New insight into plant immune defenses</title>
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				<description>Researchers have identified an important cog in the molecular machinery of plant immunity -- a discovery that could help crop breeders produce disease-resistant varieties to help ensure future food security. There may also be implications for treating human immune-related disorders.</description>
				<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Peacekeeping creatures help maintain woodland diversity</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110920111806.htm</link>
				<description>Common woodland creatures, including woodlice, millipedes and worms, can help ensure the survival of weaker species of woodland fungi, according to new research. The findings reveal that, by feeding on the most combative fungi, invertebrates ensure that less competitive species are not entirely destroyed or digested.</description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:18:18 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Biodiversity loss may be contributing to amphibian-killing fungal infection</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110919151311.htm</link>
				<description>Researchers have shown that loss of biodiversity may be contributing to a fungal infection that is killing amphibians around the world, and provides more evidence for why biodiversity is important to many ecosystems.</description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:13:13 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Cacao collection expedition may yield weapons for combating witches&#39; broom disease</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110915114002.htm</link>
				<description>Fungi found in the leaves and trunks of wild Peruvian cacao trees offer the potential for biological control of cacao diseases such as witches&#39; broom disease, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists. Several of the fungal species were previously unknown to science.</description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:40:40 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Bringing botany into the 21st Century</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110914073201.htm</link>
				<description>Botanical taxonomy, which extends to include the formal scientific naming of all plants, algae and fungi has gone through a landmark change in the procedure scientists need to follow when they describe new species. Details of the forthcoming changes to the newly-named &#39;International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi and plants&#39; are laid out in a new article.</description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 07:32:32 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Research offers means to detoxify mycotoxin-contaminated grain intended for ethanol, animal feed</title>
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				<description>Using barley as the raw material for ethanol production results in an additional product -- dried grains for animal feed. But the presence of a fungal pathogen sometimes found in barley can result in a lethal toxin, called mycotoxin, in the animal feed. Now, researchers have shown that newly developed transgenic yeast used during fermentation will help modify the mycotoxin in the animal feed product to a less toxic form.</description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:32:32 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Combination therapy rids common infection from implanted medical devices, researchers report</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110908171628.htm</link>
				<description>Researchers have developed a therapy for a potentially deadly type of infection common in catheters, artificial joints and other &#39;in-dwelling&#39; medical devices. The therapy targets fungal infections, which are hard to treat in such devices because they are composed of biofilms&#8212;complex groupings of cells that attach to surfaces. Biofilms, in turn, are coated in a gooey matrix that resists drugs.</description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:16:16 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Scientists identify viral gene driving sick gypsy moth caterpillars to climb high and die</title>
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				<description>For a century, scientists have watched European gypsy moth caterpillars infected with a virus use their last strength to do something that a healthy gypsy moth caterpillar would never do in daylight hours -- climb high into a tree and onto a leaf. For scientists, the question has been how does a virus change its host&#39;s behavior?</description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:50:50 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Chinese researchers identify insect host species of a famous Tibetan medicinal fungus</title>
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				<description>Based on an extensive survey of the literature pertaining to the Chinese caterpillar fungus, a fungus with high medicinal and economic values, researchers investigated a total of 91 insect species and found 57 of these to be potential hosts to the fungus.</description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:46:46 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Improving the resistance of maize by using bacteria</title>
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				<description>Maize plants that have been inoculated with bacteria naturally present in the soil show improved resistance against a pathogenic fungus and a considerable reduction in the number of attacks by a herbivorous moth. It is the first time that such a double effect has been shown in maize.</description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 08:09:09 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Scientists make turfgrass safer for animals, deadly for insects</title>
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				<description>The right combination of compounds produced by a beneficial fungus could lead to grasses that require fewer pesticides and are safer for wildlife and grazing animals, according to scientists.</description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:40:40 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Deciphering fungal genomes of white and gray mold rot</title>
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				<description>Sequencing and analysis of genomes of fungi responsible for gray mold rot on grapevines and white rot on colza has just been completed. This research increases understanding of the ability of these fungi to infect numerous plants. Study of the genomes will eventually lead to new methods in an integrated battle against the two major pathogens.</description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 09:26:26 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>New drugs hope for dangerous yeast infections</title>
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				<description>Researchers are a step closer towards creating a new class of medicines and vaccines to combat drug-resistant and deadly strains of fungal infections, following a new study.</description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 16:04:04 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Cryptococcus infections misdiagnosed in many AIDS patients, study suggests</title>
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				<description>Most AIDS patients, when diagnosed with a fungal infection known simply as cryptococcosis, are assumed to have an infection with Cryptococcus neoformans, but a new study suggests that a sibling species, Cryptococcus gattii, is a more common cause than was previously known. The difference between these strains could make a difference in treatment, clinical course, and outcome.</description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:19:19 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Possible biological control discovered for pathogen devastating amphibians</title>
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				<description>Zoologists have discovered that a freshwater species of zooplankton will eat a fungal pathogen which is devastating amphibian populations around the world. It could provide a desperately needed tool for biological control of this deadly fungus.</description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:13:13 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Plants and fungi play the &#39;underground market&#39;</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110821210224.htm</link>
				<description>Plants and fungi co-operate and trade with each other on a biological &#39;underground market&#39;, changing their trading partners if they don&#39;t get a fair deal.</description>
				<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 21:02:02 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>First major survey of amphibian fungus in Asia completed</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110817130945.htm</link>
				<description>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 scientists zero in on why the fungus has been unusually devastating in many parts of the globe -- and why Asian amphibians have so far been spared the same dramatic declines.</description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:09:09 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>New fungi class formally identified</title>
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				<description>Scientists have cultured, characterized and formally named a new class of fungi that previously had only been identified through DNA sequencing from environmental samples.</description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:28:28 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Hidden soil fungus, now revealed, is in a class all its own</title>
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				<description>A type of fungus that&#39;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 life.</description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:28:28 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Baker&#39;s yeast protects against fatal infections</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110809212430.htm</link>
				<description>Injecting mice with simple baker&#39;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 immuno-compromised people against a range of life-threatening fungal infections, for which current therapy often fails.</description>
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				<title>Waging war on invasive plant species: Effects of invasives persist even after removal</title>
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				<description>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 struggle with the challenge of controlling invasive species, the question of why some species are so successful continually arises.</description>
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				<title>Protein unmasks pathogenic fungi to activate immune response</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110808152232.htm</link>
				<description>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 galectin-3) sheds new light on how the innate immune system discriminates between non-pathogenic and pathogenic fungi. Invasive fungal infections are a rising source of morbidity and mortality in healthy individuals, as well as in patients suffering from chronic diseases, such as cancer or AIDS.</description>
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				<title>Did past climate change encourage tree-killing fungi?</title>
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				<description>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. Now researchers say that climate change led to the proliferation of tree-killing soil fungi that helped destroy the forests -- something that could happen as a consequence of global warming today.</description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:35:35 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Surprising condition occurs in lungs after an invasion of mold, study shows</title>
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				<description>Researchers have found a surprising condition that occurs in the lungs after an invasion of a common, but potentially dangerous, mold.</description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:47:47 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Research helps breeders really know their onions to enhance global food security</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110803083458.htm</link>
				<description>Researchers have developed a unique collection of information about the disease resistance of 96 of the world&#8217;s onion varieties. It will be a crucial resource for commercial growers and seed producers trying to combat one of the most difficult diseases affecting onion crops. This work may also have benefits in terms of and reduced fertilizer consumption and enhanced drought tolerance.</description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 08:34:34 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>One species of pathogen can produce two distinct biofilms</title>
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				<description>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 the human immune system and antibiotics, thus proving a serious threat to human health. However, researchers may have a new way of looking at biofilms, thanks to a new study.</description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:08:08 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Elusive prey: Selection pressures imposed by predator fungi have shaped escape behavior in microscopic worms</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110728144948.htm</link>
				<description>New research offers evidence that for the first time illuminates a biological and ecological path that links genes to molecule to neural circuit to behavior to environment.</description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:49:49 EDT</pubDate>
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				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110728144734.htm</link>
				<description>The first large-scale map of protein networks in a plant addresses longstanding questions about evolution, illuminates disease processes in plants.</description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:47:47 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Electronic publishing &#39;goes live&#39;: News from the International Botanical Congress in Melbourne</title>
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				<description>The International Botanical Congress in Melbourne approved changes to the way scientists name new plants, algae, and fungi. To demonstrate the efficiency of electronic publishing, the open access journal PhytoKeys published a correspondence note by botanists from various institutions (Smithsonian Institution, Missouri Botanical Garden, Chicago Botanical Garden), led by Dr James Miller from the New York Botanical Garden. The correspondence was submitted, edited, proofread, and published by PhytoKeys during the congress in just four days.</description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:13:13 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Can amphibian fungal disease be beaten?</title>
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				<description>Over the past 30 years, around 200 species of amphibians have disappeared due to chytridiomycosis, a fungal infection. The scientific community has attempted to fight the pathogen, without success. Now, researchers have reviewed every technique in order to prevent the effects of this disease and local extinctions.</description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:34:34 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Biofuels: Novel gene increases yeast&#39;s appetite for plant sugars</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110725152840.htm</link>
				<description>For thousands of years, bakers and brewers have relied on yeast to convert sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide. Yet, researchers eager to harness this talent for brewing biofuels have found when it comes to churning through sugars, these budding microbes can be picky eaters.</description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:28:28 EDT</pubDate>
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				<description>A fungus that lives at extremely high temperatures could help understand structures within our own cells. Scientists in Europe were the first to sequence and analyze the genome of a heat-loving fungus, and used that information to determine the long sought 3-D structure of the inner ring of the nuclear pore.</description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:04:04 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Hemlock trees saved from woolly adelgid with &#39;forest fungus factory&#39;</title>
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				<description>Hemlock woolly adelgid has devastated hemlock forests from Georgia to Maine. Now a scientist has developed a treatment called a &quot;fungal microfactory.&quot; In infested trees, a sprayed-on fungus mixture brought down populations of adelgid, while in adjacent control trees, that were not treated, the pest population tripled. This approach, using low-cost sweet whey as a growth medium, seems likely to provide cost-effective, long-term protection for hemlock trees.</description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:11:11 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>&#39;Dry rot&#39; genome offers lessons for biofuel pretreatment processes: Breaking down cellulose without blasting lignin</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110714142139.htm</link>
				<description>Dry rot due to the fungus Serpula lacrymans causes millions of dollars worth of damage to homes and buildings around the world. Now a comparative analysis involving Serpula lacrymans, the second brown rot fungus to have its genome sequenced, sheds light on the mechanism by which Serpula breaks down cellulose and the role of brown rot fungi in the global carbon cycle.</description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:21:21 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Climate adaptation of rice</title>
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				<description>Rice -- which provides nearly half the daily calories for the world&#39;s population -- could become adapted to climate change and some catastrophic events by colonizing its seeds or plants with the spores of tiny naturally occurring fungi, new research shows.</description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:20:20 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Spread of fungus-farming beetles is bad news for trees</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110713101948.htm</link>
				<description>Researchers have found that a subset of fungus-farming ambrosia beetles may be in the early stages of a global epidemic threatening a number of economically important trees, including avocados, poplars and oaks.</description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 10:19:19 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Popular fungicides failing, may cause hard choices for apple growers</title>
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				<description>Orchard growers have started finding that some of the most commonly used fungicides are no longer effective at controlling apple scab, according to a new study.</description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:28:28 EDT</pubDate>
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				<description>Powdery mildew is a tricky pathogen: The fungus can manipulate barley in a way that it is not only granted entry into the plant, but also gets the plant&#39;s cells to supply it with nutrients. A team of researchers in Germany has just identified, on a molecular level, how the fungus manages this feat -- and how barley can fight back.</description>
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