Fungi could transform leftovers into lifelines
• As the global population climbs toward 10 billion and climate change strains farmland, scientists are searching for new ways to feed the world • A group of Cornell food science r
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Dihydroxyhexanoic acid biosynthesis controls turgor in pathogenic fungi
• Science, Volume 391, Issue 6786, Page 700-706, February 2026.
Weird and wonderful fungi should be so much more than sci-fi villains
• Elaine Knox Elaine Knox Someone inhales fungal spores. • They might get a bit bitey. • Something gruesome happens and the horror spreads. • Such is the fate of many inCold Storag
To aficionados, fungi are freaky, mystical and overlooked. They're helping scientists learn more
• Fungi are often seen as mystical, yet remain largely overlooked in mainstream science. • The Manzanita butter clump is a rare yellow mushroom discovered only along North America'
Warming winters are disrupting the hidden world of fungi-the result can shift mountain grasslands to scrub
• When you look out across a snowy winter landscape, it might seem like nature is fast asleep. • Yet, under the surface, tiny organisms are hard at work, consuming the previous yea