Disease-causing Fungi

Researchers discover a 407-million-year-old fossilized fungus, named Potteromyces asteroxylicola, in the Rhynie Chert, shedding light on early disease history and fungi's role in shaping Earth.

An anti-cancer substance which is already known to be found in yew trees can also be derived from a kind of microbial "bandage" that protects these trees from disease-causing fungi.

Researchers discover a 407-million-year-old fossilized fungus, named Potteromyces asteroxylicola, in the Rhynie Chert, shedding light on early disease history and fungi's role in shaping Earth.

An anti-cancer substance which is already known to be found in yew trees can also be derived from a kind of microbial "bandage" that protects these trees from disease-causing fungi.