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 ...

An organism as a tenant in another - in biology, this often works quite well. ETH researchers have now shed light on how such a partnership of a cell in a cell can establish. Endosymbiosis is a ...

Researchers at the University of Toronto examined fungi in the mucus of patients with cystic fibrosis and discovered how one particularly cunning fungal species has evolved to defend itself against ...

The fruiting bodies of bambusicolous Shiraia fungi have long been used in traditional Chinese folk medicine. Hypocrellin A (HA) is a bioactive perylenequinone from the fruiting bodies and serves as an ...

Floor materials, such as vinyl composition tile and porcelain tile, allow Staphylococcus aureus bacteria and spores of Aspergillus niger fungus to survive, according to a study published in American ...