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fungi
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Magic mushrooms found in Africa are a species new to science
Psilocybe ochraceocentrata mushrooms, a new species found in Zimbabwe and South Africa Cathy Sharp Psychedelic mushrooms growing in…
Plants laced with a variety of fungi are more popular with bees
A bee pollinating a squash flower Roman Kýbus/Alamy Plants treated with diverse species of fungi that live on…
Fungus transforms food waste into haute cuisine
A sweet dessert made from Neurospora intermedia fungus, served at the Alchemist restaurant in Copenhagen The Alchemist A…
Marine fungus can break down floating plastic pollution
A plastic particle (red) is colonised by the marine fungus Parengyodontium album Annika Vaksmaa/NIOZ A fungus found on…
Fungus lost to science for 42 years found again in Chilean mountains
Mushrooms of the big puma fungus found in Chile more than 40 years after their last sighting Fungi…
Orchids feed their young through underground fungal connections
The common spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii) seems to send food to its seedlings Mark Bulmer/Alamy Some orchids share…
Stink bugs grow a fungal garden on their legs to fight parasitic wasps
A Megymenum stink bug Young Swee Ming/Shutterstock Female stink bugs have a bizarre organ that they use to…
How microbes influence healing and infection risks
In a recent Nature Reviews Microbiology study, researchers review how the wound microbiota interferes with skin repair processes…
How gut microbiome influences obesity onset differently in men and women
New research being presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Venice, Italy (12-15 May) identifies…
Bioengineering edible mycelium to enhance nutritional value, color, and flavor
In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers developed a modular synthetic biology toolkit for Aspergillus oryzae,…