Recently, there has been a lot of discussion about the nutritional properties of mushrooms. Some are added to food products, ...

Pope Francis, hospitalized Friday with bronchitis, has a "polymicrobial respiratory tract infection," the Vatican said Monday ...

Mechanisms of Fruit Fly Behavioral Manipulation by the Killer Fungus Entomophthora muscae" on Feb. 13 as part of the Department of Biology Seminar Series. Elya, an an assistant professor in the ...

Doctors not involved in his care said Pope Francis likely has a mix of bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites in his lungs. Experts said it should be treatable with antibiotics, but it's unclear how ...

Cordyceps may enhance the body's production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), a molecule critical for energy delivery to ...

Scientists have discovered a fungus that turns spiders into “zombies,” luring the arachnids out of their lairs before killing ...

Chinese scientists have identified two key genes responsible for sorghum's resistance to Striga, a parasitic plant that causes significant crop losses. The breakthrough, which also highlights the ...

The new fungus species Gibellula attenboroughii forces reclusive cave spiders to exposed areas, likely to benefit spore dispersal.

Parasite genetics is the study of the genetic material of parasites, including the distribution, function and evolution of genes and genomes. All genomes are replicated in a temporal order, though ...

Researchers have highlighted a new type of mind-altering parasite that takes over spiders and changes how they act.

They also found signs of the fungus spreading and killing off waves of spiders in England and Wales. The research suggests that better understanding of spider parasites and pathogens can help ...