‘Tipping point’ in fungi evolution sculpts their shapes

A "tipping point" in fungi evolution shows how small environmental changes can have a major impact on cell and organism shapes.

Rachel Harrison-NYU • futurity
March 27, 2024 ~7 min

Climate change is shifting the zones where plants grow – here’s what that could mean for your garden

The US Department of Agriculture has updated its plant hardiness zone map, which shows where various plants will grow across the country. Gardeners should take note.

Matt Kasson, Associate Professor of Mycology and Plant Pathology, West Virginia University • conversation
March 22, 2024 ~10 min


Cannabis products may harbor fungal toxins harmful to human health, but regulations are uneven or nonexistent

Hemp flowers and certain cannabis products contain fungal toxins, including Aspergillus and Fusarium, that can exceed acceptable regulatory levels.

Kimberly D. Gwinn, Professor of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee • conversation
Jan. 10, 2024 ~6 min

Model could reveal new weapons to fight fungal pneumonia

Researchers have developed a promising new model to study a pneumonia-causing fungus that has been notoriously difficult to culture in a lab.

Keith Brannon-Tulane • futurity
Dec. 27, 2023 ~4 min

Mycena fungi are evolving to have living hosts

Mushrooms of the genus Mycena not only live off of dead trees and plants, but also young, healthy trees and plants.

Kristian Bjørn-Hansen-U. Copenhagen • futurity
Oct. 23, 2023 ~7 min

Plant compound shows promise against fungal infection

A plant compound inhibits the growth of drug-resistant fungus Candida auris in the lab, a study finds.

Carol Clark-Emory • futurity
Sept. 21, 2023 ~9 min

Warming will likely disrupt tree-fungi networks

New findings indicate how ectomycorrhizal fungi and the networks they form with their tree hosts respond to environmental stressors.

Dan Bernardi-Syracuse • futurity
Aug. 28, 2023 ~6 min

How do _Candida auris_ and other fungi develop drug resistance? A microbiologist explains

Multidrug-resistant fungal infections are an emerging global health threat. Figuring out how fungi evade treatments offers new avenues to counter resistance.

Jeffrey Gardner, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County • conversation
May 3, 2023 ~7 min


Climate crisis threatens truffle production but could put UK species back on the menu

Truffles are one of the world’s most expensive foods and climate crisis is changing the way they grow.

Paul W Thomas, Honorary Professor Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Stirling • conversation
March 15, 2023 ~7 min

UV light at night protects cantaloupes from pathogen

Using UV light on cantaloupe plants in the night shields them from powdery mildew, a damaging pathogen.

Brad Buck-Florida • futurity
March 9, 2023 ~4 min

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