Science news articles about 'fungus'

  • Lean and mean biomass-degrading fungus reveals capabilities for improved biofuel production

    ... biofuels for Novozymes, one of the collaborating institutions on the study. “This soft rot fungus serves as the world’s most prodigious producer of cellulases and is already a dominant source of a ...
  • Tomato stands firm in face of fungus

    ... considered the interaction between a fungal pathogen, Fusarium oxysporum, and the tomato plant in which the fungus causes Fusarium wilt disease. The group found that a small protein secreted by ...
  • Fungus That Produces Biofuels From Plants: Genome Sequenced

    ... fungus Trichoderma reesei optimally breaks down plants into simple sugars, the basic components of ethanol. The fungus's genome has recently been sequenced. The results show that only a few genes are ...
  • Iowa State researchers use fungus to improve corn-to-ethanol process

    ... the water and enzymes in the thin stillage to be recycled back into production. The fungus can also be harvested. It’s a food-grade organism that’s rich in protein, certain essential amino acids ...
  • Sun-loving frogs aid fungus fight

    Sunbathing tree frogs may hold the key to understanding how a deadly fungus is wiping out amphibians around the world.
  • Accidental fungus leads to promising cancer drug

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A drug developed using nanotechnology and a fungus that contaminated a lab experiment may be broadly effective against a range of cancers, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday.
  • Tree-killing fungus officially named by scientists

    ... , researchers, and regulatory officials have a formal, scientific name and description of the fungus, as well as a detailed explanation of how the pathogen compares to similar fungi." ...
  • Fungus foot baths could save bees

    ... fungi that kill the varroa mite. They are also exploring a range of ways to deliver the killer fungus throughout the hives from bee fungal foot baths to powder sprays. It well known that bees world ...
  • New Fungus Discovered On Walk Home From Work

    ... bubalinus growing near a lime tree in the city’s Albyn Place. This very rare fungus was only described for the first time in 1991 in the Netherlands, and has not previously been recorded before in ...
  • Chemical Warfare: Peppers Fight Fungus

    ... savor the kick of hot peppers are sampling one of the earliest examples of chemical warfare. In this case, it's a battle between the peppers and a type of microbial fungus that destroys their seeds.
  • Novel fungus helps beetles to digest hard wood

    ... messages from the [fungal] DNA, which get translated into enzymes." While the researchers have identified the fungus residing in the gut of the Asian longhorned beetle, they have yet to find one in ...
  • Chemical Warfare: Peppers Fight Fungus

    ... savor the kick of hot peppers are sampling one of the earliest examples of chemical warfare. In this case, it's a battle between the peppers and a type of microbial fungus that destroys their seeds.
  • Innate immune system targets asthma-linked fungus for destruction

    ... and not just the intracellular components have been shown to target and destroy a fungus." The researchers used fluorescence microscopy to determine the outcome of the interaction between ...
  • Seedy but Speedy: Fungus Spews Spores at 55 Mph

    In a finding that could help control harmful fungus, researchers have discovered a high-speed mechanism the germs use to project their spores into the air. Scientists from Miami University (M.U.) in ...
  • Fungus Can Remove Sulfur From Crude Oil

    Researchers in Iran are publishing what they describe as the first study on a fungus that can remove sulfur, a major source of air pollution, from crude oil more effectively than conventional refining ...

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