Aspergillus fungus thrives because its genome bends easily to new pressures. It lives on soil, grains, animal feathers, even coral skeletons.

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Mycologists cultivated fungi they found in post-wildfire landscapes to understand the evolutionary traits behind their ...

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Some fungi are wasteful, while others recycle—and this can determine how much carbon is stored in a forest. Researchers at Lund University have now revealed how fungi manage their mycelium, the ...

Fungi are masters of disguise, morphing from round yeast cells to sword-like filaments, lying low until conditions allow them to invade tissues and trigger deadly infections. While scientists have ...