The tube-like structures at the bottom of the image are the fungus’s hyphae (1), which make up the mycelium that is the main “body” of the fungus. The light blue ovals are the spores that the fungus ...

The secret life of fungi unfolds underground where hyphae form spindly threads of mycelium that stretch out like vast ...

In short, fungi eat death, and in doing so, create new life. Fungi hyphae form mycelium that connects trees and plants in an underground fungal highway — called the wood-wide web ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Mycelium is the fabric of fungal populations: fungi produce thread-like roots called hyphae, which branch and fuse with one another to form a ...

Fungal mycelium weaves through the tangle of mineral grains, air gaps and organic material in soil. Fungal hyphae may be small and operating at the microscopic scale, but when connected as a network ...

Fungi made Earth’s land liveable by building ... minimizing the cost of the network structure. A minimal network of hyphae would connect a soil area to a plant host with the fewest hyphae ...

It's more like a giant fungus. It's the design of a biotech company that uses mushrooms to make eco-friendly packing materials, leather, and even bacon. Mycelium, as it's called, is basically the ...

How do symbioses between plants and fungi develop? How do plants decide whether or not to enter into a partnership with fungi? The team of Prof. Dr. Caroline Gutjahr, director at the Max Planck ...

Mycelium, the root part of the fungus family, is used for all sorts of things from building materials to surfboards. It is also used to make clothing including a vegan leather alternative.

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