AUSTIN, Texas--Fungus-farming ants around the world cultivate essentially the same fungus and are not as critical to the reproduction of the fungi as previously believed, biologists at The University ...

Fungi exhibit a fascinating array of sexual reproductive strategies that play a vital role in their adaptation and evolution. Central to these processes is the mating‐type (MAT) locus, which governs ...

The ‘paradox of sex’ refers to the puzzle of why the sexual mode of reproduction is more common among living beings than the asexual mode. Sexual reproduction requires at least two mates, exposes ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Research over the past two decades shows that both recombination and clonality are likely to contribute to the reproduction of all fungi. This ...

The Pro1 protein helps express mating-related genes in different species of fungi. But what happens when Pro1 malfunctions? Researchers from the Tokyo University of Science have found that mutations ...

A fungus (plural: fungi) is a type of eukaryotic organism belonging to the kingdom Fungi, alongside plants, animals, protozoa, and monera. Fungi are incredibly diverse, with commonly encountered forms ...

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

A genus of fungi previously considered a parasite of fungi associated with ants may actually have much more complex ecological functions. According to a study published in the journal Communications ...

Monosson is the author of Blight: Fungi and the Coming Pandemic. She is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Massachusetts Amherst There are many reasons to fear a new fungal pathogen—from ...