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

The global distribution of the Aspergillus fungus is undergoing a significant geographic reallocation. Researchers have ...

Our bodies host a variety of microorganisms, and the microbial communities in and on our bodies have to maintain the right balances among their members, or problems can arise. This includes the ...

Our bodies are home to millions of fungi that, for the most part, are completely harmless. However, they can sometimes change ...

Fungus-coated bats are spreading deadly disease in Washington state’s San Juan Island National Historical Park, according to park officials. Three Yuma Myotis bats tested positive for the fungus that ...

DURHAM, N.C. – Fungi and animals, including humans, have a lot in common when it comes to the arrangement of genes that determine their sex, according to new work by Howard Hughes Medical Institute ...

A common intestinal fungus produces a molecule that reduces symptoms of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in mice, according to research published in Science today 1. The study marks a step forward in ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...