Fungal reproduction is complicated. Instead of male and female sexes, fungi can have a vast number of different mating types, leading to a wide and varied range of potential mates - up to 20,000 in ...

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 of Texas at ...

Research from The University of Nottingham sheds new light on a fascinating phenomenon of the natural world — the ability of some species to reproduce sexually without a partner.

Fungi can be wonderful. Penicillium molds produce the antibiotic penicillin, which has saved untold lives by warding off ...

The Last of Us zombie fungus hijacked minds even as early as dinosaur era, scientists find - Fungal fossils trapped in amber reveal insights about parasite’s early host shifts ...

Why do mushrooms grow in my grass? Mushrooms are the fruits of the fungus world. Just like flower seeds, mushrooms serve to reproduce a fungus and ensure its survival.

A new study finds a "tipping point” in the evolution of fungi that throttles their growth and sculpts their shapes.

Mushrooms, toadstools and other fungi reproduce not by seeds, but by spores. These are microscopic, often single-cell spores and are spread by the breeze.

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WE are grateful for the clear genetical interpretation of heterothallism given by Dr. K. Mather1, and may perhaps be allowed to carry his conclusions regarding reproduction in fungi a step further ...

Researchers have found that mutations in the Pro1 protein cause female sterility of the rice blast fungus coupled with increased release of asexual spores, which could provide the fungus with a ...