Researchers at Penn Engineering have decoded the genetic blueprint of Penicillium citrinum, a common citrus mold, to uncover ...

For roughly a century, ever since Alexander Fleming’s accidental discovery of penicillin in 1928, fungi have proven to be a goldmine ... the molecule’s distinctive structure has proven difficult to ...

Their cell structure is simpler than the cells of animals, plants and fungi. Size Most are 5 μm - 100 μm. Most are 0.2 μm - 2.0 μm. Outer layers of cell Cell membrane, surrounded by cell wall ...

A new study has shown that people who have asthma or sniffling caused by allergies also carry a different set of fungi in their nasal cavities compared to | Cell And Molecular Biology ...

Certain fungi already break down substances like cutin, a waxy substance that coats leaves and has a similar structure to plastic ... down plastic more efficiently and then produce them in a cell ...

A team of researchers at Japan’s Tohoku University, led by Yu Fukasawa, associate professor in the Graduate School of Agricultural Science, set out to determine whether fungi could recognize shapes.

Fungi have their own unique cell biology and life cycle, but also play critical roles in wider biological systems. This textbook provides a comprehensive view of fungal biology, ranging in scope from ...