All Mycology articles
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CareersThe role of fungi in the Amazonian bioeconomy
The term bioeconomy is entering the mainstream and has brought discussions on sustainable development into the spotlight, in particular for the Amazon region.
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CareersThe Almario Research Group
The Almario group focuses on finding novel microbial-based solutions to improve plant phosphorus nutrition by tapping into the microbiota of wild plants growing under harsh nutrient-limited conditions.
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FeaturesUnder the microscope: forest fungi
Explore the different roles that fungi play in our forests as well as in society.
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Long ReadsA relationship with benefits: microfungi’s important role in plant health
Explore the work being done at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew on the fungi associated with soil, seeds and plants and the future of fungal research.
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NewsProbiotic blend may deliver double whammy of health benefits when added to animal feed
Researchers have discovered a blend of organisms that not only act as a probiotic in animal feed, but can also inhibit the toxic effects of a mycotoxin in the MCF-7 breast cancer cell line.
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NewsStudy finds link between fungal microbes in infant gut and body weight
Researchers have found a link between the diversity of fungal species in the infant gut and the body-mass index (BMI) of infants.
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NewsSPUN receives $3 million grant to map and protect carbon sequestering fungi
The Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN), a scientific initiative dedicated to mapping and conserving mycorrhizal networks that underlie all terrestrial ecosystems, has received a $3 million general operating grant from the Schmidt Family Foundation.
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FeaturesBlue plaque microbiology
Marking sites associated with notable people or events is an estimable and widespread practice.
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Long ReadsFood, medicine and bioremediation: fungus is the future
The answers to most of our current and future problems could lie beneath our feet in undiscovered soil fungi, in pristine forests and woodlands or in our global banks of discovered fungi.
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FeaturesNovel strategies for combating fungal biofilms in catheter-associated infections
Disrupting the fungal quorum-sensing process for the treatment of Candida-related central line-associated bloodstream infections.
