Tag: fungi
Cellulose Doesn’t Just Happen
The most abundant biopolymer on Earth requires a host of machines, genes, proteins, and accessories.
Starship Enterprise: Fungal Transposons Boldly Go
Newly recognized large transposable elements in fungi dubbed Starships may not be selfish after all.
How Plants Talk When We’re Not Around
One genuine surprise in recent decades has been the discovery that plants have nervous systems like animals.
Not Just Plants — Even Fungi Like Mushrooms — Talk to Each Other?
They are NOT judging us but they do have complex communications systems interacting with their environment.
Frontiers of ID: Microscopic Ecologies
Public health lecturer James Hamblin at Yale decided to go without showers — for five years!