Reintroduction of fungus-resistant frogs helps facilitate recovery of disease-impacted species
A remote lakeshore deep inside Yosemite National Park teems with life: coyotes, snakes, birds, tadpoles, frogs. The frogs are at the heart of this scene, which a decade ago was much different. It was ...
Smithsonian Magazine2d
How Frogs Are Kicking Back Against a Lethal Fungus
Scientists are seeing signs of resistance to the infections that have been wiping out the world’s amphibian populations—and ...
Nature3d
What happens when a bacterium gets into a fungus and stays — for generations
This is a summary of: Giger, G. H. et al. Inducing novel endosymbioses by implanting bacteria in fungi. Nature 635, 415–422 ...
Health on MSN3d
What Causes a Pincer Toenail?
Kaplan, DPMA pincer toenail, also known as a trumpet nail or an in-curved nail, is a painful ingrown toenail that occurs when ...
Fast Company5d
How this fungus is being used to elevate Michelin dishes—and save food scraps from the landfill
Making oncom is almost magical. It starts with a pile of soy pulp, which is wrapped in banana leaves and sprinkled with the ...
Health on MSN6d
What To Know about Mycosis Nail Fungus
Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DO Mycosis nail fungus, also known as onychomycosis, is a fungal infection of the nail unit. It is more common in the toenails because fungi thrive in warm, ...