Paleoophiocordyceps gerontoformicae and Paleoophiocordyceps ironomyiae are the names given to two newly discovered ancient ...

Fungal reproduction is complicated. Instead of male and female sexes, fungi can have a vast number of different mating types, leading to a wide and varied range of potential mates - up to 20,000 in ...

To clean up the mine, let fungus reproduce. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2012 / 07 / 120716152302.htm. Harvard University.

The mind-controlling “zombie” fungus, which served as the inspiration for the video game and post-apocalyptic TV show The ...

Should you remove mushrooms in your yard or leave them be? Why do they grow there in the first place? Your questions, ...

What is the largest organism? Until a few years ago, Oregon's "humongous fungus" was considered the world's largest organism.

Although many of us spend allergy season cursing out plant pollen, spores from mold and other fungi also deserve some of that ...

Ophiocordyceps, the fungus from 'The Last Of Us,' is real. But is it as deadly? This species of fungus, Ophiocordyceps, is known for using "mind control" on insect hosts.Humans, however, are immune.

The graph below shows the total number of publications each year in Fungal Mating Types and Sexual Reproduction. References [1] Doing it alone: Unisexual reproduction in filamentous ascomycete fungi.

In the U.S., soil fungi are becoming a nationwide health concern; the yearly economic burden of fungal infections exceeds $7.2 billion, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...

WE are grateful for the clear genetical interpretation of heterothallism given by Dr. K. Mather1, and may perhaps be allowed to carry his conclusions regarding reproduction in fungi a step further.

Mushrooms, toadstools and other fungi reproduce not by seeds, but by spores. These are microscopic, often single-cell spores and are spread by the breeze. When spores land, ...