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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 23, 2008 -- The reproductive spores of many species of fungi have evolved remarkably drag-minimizing shapes, according to new research by mycologists and applied mathematicians ...

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This gall formed by the cedar-apple rust pathogen is exuding tentacle-shaped structures, called telial horns, which produce spores that will infect apple trees and other hosts in the rose family. The ...