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By connecting electrodes to a living orchestra of plants and fungi, one musician transforms natural bioelectric signals into immersive soundscapes.

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How Can Fungi Address the Global Food Waste Problem?

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A Fungal Messenger Impairs Immune Cell Function

Bluish-grey circles of fuzzy mold grow in a Petri dish.

How a Moldy Cantaloupe Brought Fleming’s Penicillin to the World

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Zombie Fungi Hijack Hosts’ Brains

Two scientists at a table with two petri dishes of mold. One scientist opens a cloche revealing a meat-like patty made of koji mold.

Mold Burger: Coming Right Up

Two agar plates are shown. The one on the left shows black sporulating fungi, while the one on the right has white fungi reproducing without spores. 

Bacteria Sink in Their TALons to Control Their Host

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Studying the Brain During Fungal Infections just got a Whole Lot Clearer

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Alpine and Arctic Microbes Break Down Plastics

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Deleting a Gene Quells a Pesky Cheese-Destroying Fungus

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Kirsty Wright is searching for evidence in a missing persons investigation. She is wearing a blue shirt and glasses. Behind her is dense vegetation and police procedural tape.

How a Forensic Biologist Exposed a DNA Lab Scandal That Shook Australia

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Universe 25 Experiment

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One Gene Influences 75 Percent of Alzheimer’s Disease Cases

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Exploring Organoids for Disease Modeling Research

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The liquid world of fetal development provides a rich source of nutrition and protection tailored to meet the needs of the growing fetus.

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