Puffball Mushroom releasing Spores dust in Tropical Rainforest.Getty Images There are many reasons to fear a new fungal pathogen—from the paucity of antifungal drug options to lack of vaccines and ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Zombie fungi are nothing new. For decades, scientists have ...
Restricting infection to 2 spider families creates a host-specific threat across 1,300 species. Infected orb spiders counter-intuitively abandon reclusive hiding spots for lethal, high-visibility ...
Massospora cicadina’s lifecycle is so closely linked to periodical cicadas, that it waits 17 years to hijack its sex life — then spreads by turning them into walking spore bombs. Every 13 or 17 years, ...
Aspergillus nidulans has long served as a model organism for elucidating the genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying fungal development. Research into its asexual and sexual life cycles has ...
If your springtime allergies have felt sneezier and sneezier, you might be right. And pollen is likely not the only culprit. Mold and other fungi release microscopic spores that can also trigger ...
The popular video game series turned HBO series, “The Last of Us,” is about a terrifying fungus that infects humans, turning them into zombies. This concept is based on a well-known fungus that ...
Fungal contamination in water systems has emerged as a significant concern for public health and water quality management. Fungal spores, ubiquitous in both surface and groundwater, can germinate, ...
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