Here, the authors present a rapid molecular diagnostic method based on magnetic fungal enrichment and CRISPR-based detection. In social insects, the relative roles of individual immunity and ...

(Craig Chivers/CBC) About two-thirds of the strains in the Canadian fungal library are unique to this collection and found in no other fungal repository in the world, Scott said. Half the ...

According to a new study, published in the journal Fungal Ecology, fungi may have their own unique measure of intelligence, making them capable of basic shape recognition and decision-making ...

At the time, I figured they were entitled to their misguided opinions. I’d read that ivermectin is effective against parasites — so effective that the doctor who discovered it was awarded a Nobel ...

Animals taken over by zombies no longer control their own bodies or behaviors. Instead, they serve the interests of a master, whether it's a virus, fungus or some other harmful agent. Those all are ...

We tend to think of animals as the most gifted in that regard… but a species of fungus is offering a challenge to what we think we know about intelligence. A series of experiments has revealed that a ...