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The fungi in our guts can make cases of Covid worse
Enlarge / Computer illustration of Candida fungi.Kateryna Kon | Science Photo Library | Getty Fungi are an indispensable part of your microbiome, keeping the body’s host of microorganisms healthy as part of a system of checks and balances. But when you’re hit by an infection, fungi can be thrown out of equilibrium with other organisms
Fancy fungi business takes off for tradie still learning the secrets of edible mushrooms
Reece Villier and his family never expected to be running a successful mushroom-growing business when they moved to the southern forests of Western Australia for a tree change.Key points:A qualified electrician has started a mushroom-growing business in South West WAAn interest in soil mycology and access to a sealed cool room helped him get startedHe grows dozens
Deadly Fungi Are the Newest Emerging Microbe Threat All Over the World
Editor’s Note (3/21/23): The dangerous fungus Candida auris is spreading rapidly in hospitals and other health care facilities, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned on Monday. Our June 2021 feature story, republished here, explains why C. auris can be so lethal and who is most at risk. It also describes why this pathogen
Fungi and oat hybrid makes ‘completely new protein’ for alternative meat sector
For more than 20 years, Prof Mohammad Taherzadeh has been working to better understand mycelium, the root-like structure from which fungi grow, at the University of Borås in Sweden.His conviction? That mycelium can offer a sustainable, scalable, and economically feasible alternative to meat. Having established a start-up, Millow, Prof Taherzadeh is working to put his
Separating Fungi Facts From Fiction in ‘The Last of Us’
Infectious Disease > General Infectious Disease — Cordyceps only a threat to ants, but other fungi can wreak havoc in humans, says Katelyn Jetelina by Emily Hutto, Associate Video Producer March 12, 2023 In this video, Katelyn Jetelina, PhD, director of population health analytics at Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, talks about the zombie fungal