For 450 million years, plants and soil fungi have been trading partners. The fungi weave through plant roots, delivering ...

Scientists at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB-FORTH) and the University of Crete, together with ...

Endosymbiotic organisms have to live inside of another to survive, and this relationship often provides benefits for both the host and its resident. It may seem unusual, but complex cells are thought ...

Mosquitoes spread many deadly diseases, including malaria, and scientists have long been searching for ways to treat or stop such diseases. However, preventing mosquito bites is still the best way to ...

Genomes contain the complete library of information required to build and maintain a living organism—the figurative blueprints of life. In eukaryotes, genomes are stored in the nuclei, where they are ...

The strategy, known as synthetic biology, is gaining momentum globally as a conservation tool and human health solution, ...

Cladosporium sphaerospermum is a remarkable species of radiotrophic fungus that is thriving in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and which scientists are studying to unlock applications in a wide range of ...

Massospora cicadina’s lifecycle is so closely linked to periodical cicadas, that it waits 17 years to hijack its sex life — then spreads by turning them into walking spore bombs. Every 13 or 17 years, ...

According to Kew’s “State of the World’s Plants and Fungi 2023” report, three out of four undescribed plants are threatened ...