How fungi create compounds that promise new drugs

Understanding how the fungi build chemicals called prenylated indole alkaloids is key to reproducing them and creating variants in the lab for new uses.

Emily Kagey-U. Michigan • futurity
Sept. 25, 2019 ~4 min

Climate could push fungus infection from dirt north

Check the map to see how climate change could increase the range of Valley fever, a fungal infection of the lungs that can be fatal in extreme cases.

Brian Bell-UC Irvine • futurity
Sept. 20, 2019 ~6 min


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