Together with a team of international clinical researchers, Professor Dr. Oliver A. Cornely and Dr. Rosanne Sprute from ...

Time-lapse video shows how a mushroom coral polyp pulses and inflates, flinging its soft body into micro-hops to slowly move itself to a new location.

Scientists have discovered a fungus that turns spiders into “zombies,” luring the arachnids out of their lairs before killing ...

Plastic is the most prevalent marine pollutant, and plastic surfaces are the fastest growing habitat in the ocean.

A fungal infection has been shown to trigger a fruit fly's own immune system to destroy brain cells, leading to signs of ...

SEPTA announced that the pioneering train operator is retiring after 40 years of service. Photo credit: Philadelphia NBC 10 Jackie Pettyjohn is SEPTA’s first woman train engineer. The ...

Graca et al. reports a fundamental missing link in the ethanol metabolism of mycobacteria and illuminates the role of a flavoprotein dehydrogenase that acts as an electron shuttle between an uncommon ...

This valuable work examines the role of the oxidoreductase MftG in Mycolicibacerium smegmatis alcohol metabolism. A solid set of data is presented to show that, in the context of ethanol metabolism, ...

Fungal genetics is the study of the mechanisms of heritable information in fungi. Yeasts and filamentous fungi are extensively used as model organisms for eukaryotic genetic research, including ...

Jock itch belongs to a group of fungal skin infections called tinea. As in other tinea infections, mold-like fungi known as dermatophytes cause jock itch. These microscopic fungi live on your skin ...

Fungi and Disease in Plants: An Introduction to the Diseases of Field and Plantation Crops, especially those of India and the East. By E. J. Butler. Pp. vi + 547. (Calcutta and Simla: Thacker ...

Like many microbes, there are helpful fungi and harmful fungi. When harmful fungi invade the body, they can be difficult to kill, as they can survive in the environment and re-infect the person ...