A team of scientists at the University of Tsukuba, Japan, shed new light on how pathogenic fungi can penetrate tissues by squeezing through tiny gaps between plant and animal cells whereas ...

University of Tsukuba research team sheds new light on how fungi that cause diseases can penetrate tissues by squeezing through tiny gaps between plant or animal cells Tsukuba, Japan - Fungi are a ...

Researchers have developed a new bio-inspired approach to building complex 3D microfluidic networks by utilizing plant roots and fungal hyphae as molds. The team grew plants and fungi in nanoparticles ...

Soil is a medium that can't grow without sufficient nutrients. Fungi are microscopic cells that usually grow as long threads or strands call hyphae. Hyphae interacts with soil particles, roots and ...

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ITHACA, NY, April 2, 2021 - A team of researchers from the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) has discovered a distinct group of bacteria that may help fungi and plants acquire soil nutrients. The ...

Researchers have found key differences that explain why some species of fungi can grow successfully through tiny gaps, whereas other fungi -- typically those with faster growth rates -- cannot squeeze ...