Model fungi are commonly studied yeasts, moulds, mushrooms, filamentous or other fungal species chosen for the ease of investigating particular biological phenomena. Research on these fungi ...

While the clay’s mineral composition closely matched natural clays like smectite and kaolinite, the historical samples ...

"These drug-producing organisms do not make all the drugs they can make," said study leader Clay Wang, ... Scientists frequently study A. nidulans as a model for understanding other fungi.

The resultant clay then washes down to the sea and settles on the bottom, where the clay's chemical properties actively attract organic carbon and then absorb it, much like kitty litter.

A hidden world of fungi abounds inside healthy leaves, and scientists are beginning to learn what it’s doing there. A research team reports that in tree leaves, these fungi, called endophytes ...

An increase in clay production may have lead to the rapid increase in atmospheric oxygen thought essential for the evolution of multi-celled organisms, new research suggests. While physical ...

These fungi may have been added to the clay accidentally, and subsequently, ... A model for the preparation and efficacy of historical Lemnian Earth. PLOS One, 19(12), ...

Though Riesner went to art school, Hazelbuds Clay Co. is a new business venture. Opened in November 2022, it all started with a fun little project to make herself something nice. “I decided to ...

Dust provides clues to a home’s microbes An analysis of dust from 1,200 homes across the continental United States provides new information about the fungal and bacterial communities sharing the ...