In experiments, researchers showed that the disease-spreading insects couldn’t resist the sweet smell of a fungus that infected and killed them. By Jason P. Dinh Watch your back, DEET. There’s a new ...

1 Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa 2 Faculty of Applied Science, Eduvos, Midrand, South Africa Cannabinoids, such ...

Just as the human body contains a multitude of symbiotic microbial companions, most plant species also live alongside microbial friends. Among these companions are mycorrhizal fungi, which help plants ...

An impervious coating grown by an edible fungus causes water droplets to bead on these materials (from top: paper, denim and polyester felt). As an alternative to single-use plastic wrap and paper cup ...

They're a familiar presence in gardens during October, but there are straightforward and inexpensive methods to eliminate fungus, toadstools or mushrooms and prevent their return. With heavy rainfall ...

In recent years, scientists have uncovered the remarkable regulatory power of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) — RNA molecules once dismissed as “genetic dark matter.” These silent transcripts ...

A large mushroom farm near the Kenyan capital of Nairobi is one of a kind: It grows fungi on an industrial scale — not as food for restaurants but as a building material that some Kenyans say could ...

A B.C. innovation originally designed for astronauts’ diets is now appearing on the dinner tables of many families in need. Maia Farms, a Vancouver-based food tech company, recently launched a ...

PORT ANGELES — The fourth Olympic Peninsula Fungi Festival will explore the world of mycology on Saturday and Sunday. Most of the festival’s activities will be at the Clallam County Fairgrounds, 1608 ...

Invasive fungal infections are increasingly leading to life-threatening diseases worldwide. And in agriculture, fungi pose a massive threat to harvests. And the available antidotes for humans and ...