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It seems that plants use social media, too.
Many of us shirk at the thought of bacteria or fungus in our food, but without them, we wouldn’t have many of our favourite foods.
How microbes are the key ingredients when it comes to concocting a gourmet menu.
Moulds and fungi have been living with us for thousands of years - you just might not think about them until they become a problem.
The world’s ‘drylands’ – already home to 38% of the world’s people – are set to dry out even more. And that could harm the soil microbes that keep soils healthy and help crops to grow.
Fungi that live inside plants can fight off nasty insect pests.
Luminous fungi have evolved pale green light to attract insects to spread their spores.
Mycologists – scientists who study fungi – estimate there are up to five million species of fungi on Earth. Of these, only about 2%, or 100,000 species, have been formally described. So where are the other…
One of most famous fungi in the world is the “zombie ant fungus”. It takes over the mind of an ant, causing it to climb up a branch and cling to the underside of a leaf before mummification. Once locked…
A new fungal infection may spell doom for LOLcats and cute puppies. Researchers have found a fungus that affects cats, dogs and humans with nasty consequences. Vanessa Barrs at the University of Sydney…
Researchers have found that dishwashers are particularly conducive to the growth and spread of disease-causing fungi. These fungi have been implicated in causing lung diseases and sometimes fatal infections…
A new study to be published in Nature magazine reveals the feet are home to a huge range of fungus. Considering fungi is…
Plants receive information through fungal networks that enables them to fight infestation, discovered researchers at the…
Dutch Elm disease has ravaged tree communities for decades after originiating in the Himalayas and making its way to Holland…
Leafcutter ants are known for cultivating complex gardens of fungi and bacteria. While scientists have known for over a century…
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Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Biological Sciences, Professor of Biological Sciences and Biomedical Informatics, and Director of the Vanderbilt Evolutionary Studies Initiative, Vanderbilt University
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Associate Professor of Mycology and Plant Pathology, West Virginia University
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Lecturer and ARC DECRA Fellow, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University
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Adjunct academic, Flinders University
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PhD Candidate, Fungi, at Kew Gardens and, Queen Mary University of London
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Professor in Plant-Soil Processes, University of Sheffield
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Mycology, West Virginia University
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Associate Professor, Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Microbiology, The Wellcome Trust Research Laboratory, Division of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore
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Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Chairperson, Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health, Jawaharlal Nehru University
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Associate Lecturer, Department of Biology, Lund University
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(Formerly) Senior Research Specialist, Johns Hopkins University
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Professor of Economics, Tata Institute of Social Sciences
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Honorary Professor Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Stirling
