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A fungus that can ‘eat you from the inside out’ could spread as the world heats up
Infection-causing fungi responsible for millions of deaths a year will spread significantly to new regions as the planet ...
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Cannabis Compound Could Protect Us From Deadly Fungal Disease
Cryptococcus neoformans, a species of fungus behind cryptococcosis and cryptococcal meningitis, appears to be vulnerable to ...
Experts doubt FBI’s claim that crop fungus smuggled by Chinese students is a threat
A biological sample that a Chinese researcher was accused of smuggling into the United States and that prosecutors cast as a ...
Worse Than Covid-19: China Accused Of Smuggling Toxic Fungus Fusarium Graminearum, Experts Warn Of Biological Threat To US
US expert warns of possible agroterrorism threat from China, citing a toxic fungus smuggled into the US. Agricultural experts ...
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Unlocking genetic secrets of the world's most vital fungi collection
An inside look at the extensive, weird and wonderful fungi collection at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the ongoing projects ...
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How fungi are surviving—and even thriving—in a warming world
Sunday in that bleak pandemic summer of 2020, the air near central California’s Big Basin Redwoods State Park felt muggy, almost tropical. Weird, thought naturalist Christian ...
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A fungus that can ‘eat you from the inside out’ could spread as the world heats up
Infection-causing fungi responsible for millions of deaths a year will spread significantly to new regions as the planet heats up, new research predicts — and the world is not prepared.