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Fungi’s ancient origins: How they shaped life on Earth a billion years ago
The findings show that the common ancestor of the extant fungi was about 1.4 to 900 million years ago. That is far earlier ...
The structural properties in the mycelium of a common soil mold show promise in biomedical applications, such as hydrogels ...
A lot of people have noticed a sudden occurrence of large white mushrooms showing up in their lawns — seemingly overnight. The mushrooms often form a large circular pattern like a giant hula hoop.
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Soil-dwelling fungus produces hydrogels with promise in tissue regeneration
A common soil fungus forms strong hydrogels that could inspire next-generation biomedical materials for tissue regeneration.
Fungi are vital to natural ecosystems by breaking down dead organic material and cycling it back into the environment as ...
Some plants and fungi naturally resemble meat. But scientists and entrepreneurs are going a step further to design an even meatier plant-based alternative.
It’s no secret that we rely on plants to turn carbon dioxide into oxygen. Not only does that make it possible for us to breathe, it reduces the amount of the heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the ...
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Fungi-based insulation boards that absorb CO2, resist mold formation in walls developed
Conducted by the Institute for Circular Economy of Bio:Polymers (ibp) at the Hof University of Applied Sciences in Germany, the project, dubbed Mycobuild, aims to build mushroom mycelium boards from ...
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