Chennai: In a significant discovery that can be a major breakthrough in biotechnology, Indian mycologists have discovered fungi spores, considered as being able to withstand a temperature of 100-115 degrees celsius. Spores are reproductive cells capable of developing into a new individual without fusion with another reproductive cell. The team of fungi researchers found the heat-resistant spores in dead leaves. "It took us around one and a half years to...
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San Francisco: Scientists have discovered four types of fungus in the Brazilian rainforest that can take control of ants. These zombie fungi alter the behaviour of the Carpenter ant and kill the insect in a spot where the fungus has ideal conditions for its spores. The fungi were found in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais and have been described in the journal Plos ONE by the team of scientists...05:26 PM, Mar 14, 2011
Washington: Our 37 degrees Celsius body temperature is just warm enough to ward off fungal infection and obviate the need for snacking, says a study. "One of the mysteries about humans and other advanced mammals has been why they are so hot compared to other animals," said study co-author Arturo Casadevall, professor and head of microbiology and immunology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the US, reports the journal...01:29 PM, Dec 23, 2010
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