Fungi are vital to natural ecosystems by breaking down dead organic material and cycling it back into the environment as ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have identified key characteristics underlying the high enzyme production capacity of ...

A common soil fungus forms strong hydrogels that could inspire next-generation biomedical materials for tissue regeneration.

The structural properties in the mycelium of a common soil mold show promise in biomedical applications, such as hydrogels ...

Soil is a medium that can't grow without sufficient nutrients. Fungi are microscopic cells that usually grow as long threads or strands call hyphae. Hyphae interacts with soil particles, roots and ...

These golden strands look as if they could be the “amber waves of grain” extolled in the song “America the Beautiful.” But they’re actually spore-producing filaments, growing from a tangle of fibers ...

The yeast fungus Candida albicans not only uses the toxin candidalysin to cause infections, but also to colonize the oral ...

HBO’s adaption of The Last of Us, which aired last year, brought fungi’s pathogenic nature to center stage. The silver screen reputation isn’t without due cause: Fungal infections from invasive ...

Scientists have found a 'tipping point' in the evolution of fungi that throttles their growth and sculpts their shapes. The findings demonstrate how small changes in environmental factors can lead to ...