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A deadly, drug-resistant hospital fungus may finally have a weakness—and scientists think they’ve found it.

Analysis of 309 strains suggests that the genus Escovopsis originated about 56.9 million years ago, but did not begin ...

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In experiments, researchers showed that the disease-spreading insects couldn’t resist the sweet smell of a fungus that infected and killed them. By Jason P. Dinh Watch your back, DEET. There’s a new ...

Can this new Fungabeam device finally put an end to the fight against stubborn nail fungus? Nail fungus is one of those weird topics that can, in real life, hurt your confidence pretty badly. For ...

The fungus linked to a devastating decline in U.S. bat populations has spread to Oregon, with federal scientists reporting they have detected it for the first time in the Beaver State. The fungus in ...

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A fatal fungus once thought to be a curse could potentially help fight disease. Scientists discovered molecules in a fungus linked to Tutankhamun's tomb that stop the proliferation of cancer cells and ...

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