Illuminated Mycelium
Light may be quietly transforming how fungi grow. A new study shows that specific LED wavelengths can accelerate lion’s mane mycelium growth and alter its biochemical potential.
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Food and Agriculture
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Fungus Feast: The Future of “Chicken” May Be Mold
Engineered fungi may soon transform global protein production. A new gene-edited strain of Fusarium grows faster, uses fewer resources, and produces meat-like protein without animals.
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Fresh Isn’t Always Safe
Fresh vegetables look healthy and clean, but open-market produce often carries invisible microbial communities shaped by environment, water quality, and human handling.
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Cold Is Not Clean
Refrigeration slows microbes, but it does not eliminate them. A new review reveals how fungi persist quietly through the cold chain, exposing hidden risks in modern food systems.
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Hidden Giants: Mapping the Mycorrhizal Underground
Beneath forests lies a vast mycorrhizal network shaping carbon storage, soil health, and biodiversity—yet most of it remains unprotected.
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The Peptide That Saves Plants from Mold Toxins
A tiny peptide may hold the key to protecting crops from devastating mold toxins, revealing a hidden survival signal inside plant cells.
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The Mold Gap in One Health
Mycotoxins remain overlooked in One Health, despite shaping food safety, climate risk, and long-term human and agricultural health.
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If It Has No Name, It Barely Exists
Species without names remain invisible to science. New discoveries reveal how fragile biodiversity is—and how close many fungi are to vanishing forever.
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Mycoprotein Makeover: How Gene-Edited Fungi Could Feed the Future
CRISPR-edited Fusarium thins its cell wall, boosting mycoprotein yield and digestibility while cutting energy use and emissions—no foreign DNA.
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Beneath the Carbon: How Fungi Could Help Stabilize the Climate
Fungal networks beneath the soil quietly regulate carbon storage, pollution breakdown, and climate stability worldwide.
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