The Pro1 protein helps express mating-related genes in different species of fungi. But what happens when Pro1 malfunctions? Researchers from the Tokyo University of Science have found that mutations ...

Fungal strains are used in the manufacture of cheese, fermented meats, and plant-based food. These strains help provide the characteristic flavours, appearance (think of the blue-green veining in blue ...

This video will talk about the last characteristic feature of fungi that is the different methods of reproduction. • Vegetative reproduction can take place by fragmentation (eg. Rhizopus), fission (eg ...

The ‘paradox of sex’ refers to the puzzle of why the sexual mode of reproduction is more common among living beings than the asexual mode. Sexual reproduction requires at least two mates, exposes ...

Fungi interact with one another and respond to environmental cues using a sophisticated series of extracellular signals and cellular responses. Here, we focus on molecules secreted by the largest ...