University of Idaho scientists are using computer molecular modeling to develop new fungicides with novel modes of action to ...

The study found that patients with mucormycosis had markedly lower levels of albumin compared with patients suffering from other fungal infections. Low albumin levels—known as hypoalbuminemia—were the ...

For 450 million years, plants and soil fungi have been trading partners. The fungi weave through plant roots, delivering ...

Cereals have natural resistance to pathogenic fungi, but powdery mildew, for example, can overcome this resistance. A team at the University of Zurich has now discovered a new mechanism that enables ...

The chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis), or Bd for short, is considered one of the causes of the worldwide ...

When most people think of fungi, they think of the part you can see: mushroom caps poking through the soil. But Stanford biologist Kabir Peay knows the humble mushroom sprouts from a vast network of ...

While rare, the fungal infection mucormycosis can be fatal. It tends to impact individuals who are immunocompromised or who ...

Two new research studies are addressing the rising threat of fungal infections, which can be very difficult to treat. One study has examined the cell walls of fungi to look for weaknesses, while ...

Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) are copper-dependent enzymes that play a pivotal role in the oxidative degradation of crystalline polysaccharides, such as cellulose, in fungi. They operate ...

The strategy, known as synthetic biology, is gaining momentum globally as a conservation tool and human health solution, ...

Inside the ruined shell of reactor 4 at Chernobyl, where gamma radiation still spikes far above normal background levels, a strange life form has quietly taken hold. Thick, dark mats of fungus cling ...