WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A fungal disease that poses a serious threat to cacao plants - the source of chocolate - reproduces clonally, Purdue University researchers find. The fungus Moniliophthora ...
AUSTIN, Texas--Fungus-farming ants around the world cultivate essentially the same fungus and are not as critical to the reproduction of the fungi as previously believed, biologists at The University ...
A fossilized ant and fly preserved in 99-million-year-old amber have revealed one of the oldest known examples of parasitic ...
The black truffle is a rare and treasured delicacy and now scientists have learned the fungus even reproduces in manner highly unusual for its kind: sexually. The finding could help scientists come ...
The Pro1 protein helps express mating-related genes in different species of fungi. But what happens when Pro1 malfunctions? Researchers from the Tokyo University of Science have found that mutations ...