Advances in sequencing technologies have finally allowed researchers to zero in on the genetic diversity underlying the incredible mating system of shelf fungi.

The poorly understood Fonticula alba, a relative of fungi and animals, hunts bacteria with a mechanism that resembles cancer and fungal growth.

Depleting intestinal fungi allows radiation to effectively fight cancer, likely because the microbes influence the antitumor immune response.

Researchers report chemical and molecular signatures of microbial activity from millions of years ago in mineral samples from abandoned mines in Sweden and nearby countries.

A study finds that fast-growing species are stymied by narrow gaps, while slower-growing species can pass through and continue extending.

The New Mexico State University soil microbiologist uses molecular tools to understand how fungi are adapting to a warming world and what that might mean for global nutrient cycles.

A study finds that slower-growing species are better able to adjust their growth to fit their hyphae through narrow passages.

The researchers found thousands of species not previously documented.

Mechanically sensitive proteins called gellins sense and respond to protoplasm flowing out of severed hyphae, quickly sealing up injuries in these root-like structures of fungi.

Researchers uncover the “body-snatching” tactics of fungi that flourish immediately after wildfires.

Take a peek at one of the biggest collections of bacteria and fungi in the world.

The East Coast campus of the research institute received shipments of freeze-dried or frozen samples of more than 210,000 microbial strains, which scientists plan to mine for potentially useful natural products.

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New software can analyze fungi’s growth over time.

A variety of yeasts collected near Woods Hole, Massachusetts, show unconventional cell division.

Symbiotic fungi can adjust where they transport nutrients to plant roots based on where they are needed.

Splashes from raindrops spend fungal spores high enough aloft to be swept away by the wind, researchers observe with high-speed photography.

Transposon mutagenesis give scientists a rare look at the most important interactions within microbial communities.