Endosymbiotic organisms have to live inside of another to survive, and this relationship often provides benefits for both the ...

Cultivators are turning to genetic sequencing and cellular-manipulation techniques to breed highly potent mushrooms—leaving ...

In a deft experiment, biologists have recreated a system that could have birthed essential cell features such as mitochondria ...

A study explores how bacteria can establish endosymbiotic relationships with fungi. Researchers injected E. coli and ...

This coexistence laid the foundation for mitochondria and thus the cells of plants, animals, and fungi. What is still poorly ...

Scientists have previously discovered that white noise can improve the growth rate of some microbes, including gray mold and ...

The discovery that sound improves the growth rate of beneficial fungus suggests that dirges in the dirt may help restore forests.

Humans began farming thousands of years ago, but a new study co-authored by two LSU professors says ants had us beat by ...

Hidden beneath the surface, your bed linen may be home to millions of bacteria, fungi, mites, and viruses. These ...

Fungi are a diverse group of microorganisms — consisting of approximately 144,000 known species. They’re one of the most ...

Discover the potential link between the oral microbiome and the development of head and neck squamous cell cancer ...