Endosymbiotic organisms have to live inside of another to survive, and this relationship often provides benefits for both the host and its resident. It may seem unusual, but complex cells are thought ...
A mineral-hogging fungus can “bully” bacteria into becoming more antibiotic resistant, according to new work published June 20 in the journal PLOS Biology by Fred Hutch Cancer Center scientists. The ...
The microbes living in your socks can transfer to any surface they come in contact with – including your shoes, bed, couch or ...
Bacteria and fungi from the wings of bats could play a significant role in saving them from white-nose syndrome (WNS), a fungal disease affecting the skin of wings and muzzle, which has nearly wiped ...
Even after handwashing, bacteria often remain under the nails. They’re bold and glamorous, but beneath them lie bacteria and fungi that could harm your health. According to Jeffrey Kaplan, a biology ...
Modern society seems to have gone germophobic—say the word "bacteria" and most people will immediately conjure images of nasty illnesses and dangerous infections. But bacteria, fungi and other ...
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Credit: Boris Vinatzer Fungi may hold a little-known key to ice formation in clouds. Can fungi affect the weather? It may ...