Microbial Allies Beneath the Drought
Under drought stress, fungal and bacterial alliances help wheat conserve water, store carbon, and maintain yields—revealing a new path toward resilient agriculture.
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The Cannabinoid Mycofactory Revolution
Cannabinoids are no longer confined to cannabis plants. Fungal microfactories are redefining how these compounds are produced—faster, cleaner, and scalable.
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Fungi in the Grain: How Storage Transforms Coix Seed from Medicine to Mycotoxin Risk
Traditional medicinal grains like Coix seed can quietly turn risky. Storage conditions reshape fungal communities and drive dangerous mycotoxin accumulation over time.
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High Altitude, Lower Risk: How Mountain Storage Alters Mold Toxin Levels in Wheat
High-altitude grain storage doesn’t just slow spoilage—it reshapes fungal metabolism, quietly lowering mycotoxin risks at the molecular level.
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The Rise of Living Bandages: Fungi Step into the Future of Wound Healing
A soil fungus is reshaping wound care by growing living hydrogels that heal, adapt, and dissolve—challenging how medicine designs materials for the body.
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The Hidden Conversation Between Homes and Mold
Mold doesn’t start as a stain on the wall—it begins as a quiet conversation between moisture, air, and the spaces we live in every day.
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Bridgeport’s Next Breath: How a City Learned to Read the Warnings Written in Mold
As climate stress reshapes cities, Bridgeport discovers that mold inside homes and schools may be the earliest warning sign of whether climate adaptation is truly working.
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An Uninvited Guest in the Lab: The Quiet Rise of Purpureocillium lilacinum
A slow-moving environmental fungus is rising in clinical labs across the U.S., revealing a subtle shift in ecology, diagnostics, and human exposure that deserves renewed attention.
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Enzymes vs. Toxins: Engineering a Safer Future for Animal Feed
In the hidden struggle between enzymes and toxins, a new biological breakthrough offers a way to disarm threats before they reach the animals that depend on us.
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Forecasting a Fungal Killer: How Climate Data Is Mapping the Amphibian Plague
Scientists are now using climate data to predict outbreaks of a deadly amphibian fungus, revealing when and where this pathogen will strike long before symptoms appear.
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