Tag: fungus
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Science & Tech
‘The Last of Us,’ fruit fly edition
Postdoc Carolyn Elya sheds light on how parasitic fungus hijacks the nervous system of flies.
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Science & Tech
To clean up the mine, let fungus reproduce
Harvard-led researchers have discovered that an Ascomycete fungus that is common in polluted water produces environmentally important minerals during asexual reproduction.
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Science & Tech
Termites as architects
The air exchange system inside termite mounds provides a natural example of how to harness intermittent winds.