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The base of computer chips and batteries tends to be made from unrecyclable plastic, but using skin from a certain species of mushroom instead would reduce electronic waste Technology 11 November 2022 By Alex Wilkins Ganoderma lucidum grows a skin…
In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, researchers performed a combined metagenomic and cophylogenetic modeling analysis to evaluate the impact of climate change on viral spillover risks in the context of a changing High…
Model animals, such as mice and fruit flies, have provided scientists with powerful insights into how cellular biology works. However, model animals are really just a guide, and it can be risky to generalize findings across animals from studying a…
In a recent study published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, scientists detected Histoplasma capsulatum deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in soil and penguin fecal samples in Antarctica, highlighting the harmful effects of increased human activity on the continent. Dispatch: Molecular Detection…
Microbiomes refer to the collective genomes of microorganisms living in a particular environment. The microbiota refers to the community of microbes themselves. For example, the human gastrointestinal tract contains approximately 100 trillion microorganisms (primarily bacteria, but also viruses, fungi, and…
Every day we inhale thousands of potentially pathogenic fungal spores, but our immune system simply eliminates them. However, in people with compromised immunity, such as transplant and cancer patients, as well as hospitalized patients in intensive care, the interaction between…
Billions of microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, and archaea, are present in the human nose, which collectively form the nasal microbiome. Several studies have indicated that the nasal microbiome is an important factor for personal and global health. In fact, considerable…
This dramatic image of the fruiting bodies of a parasitic fungus erupting from a fly’s body won Roberto García Roa the top prize in the BMC Ecology and Evolution image competition Life 31 August 2022 By Gege Li Roberto García…
The vast array of shapes that fungi can take, including colourful mushroom caps and tangles of thread-like moulds, evolved in two big bursts hundreds of millions of years ago Life 30 August 2022 By Jake Buehler Dasyscyphella nivea, a cup…
