The new Ophiocordyceps species, found only in flies, are related to the pathogen featured in the video game and TV series ...

Ophiocordyceps sinensis, known for its extensive use in traditional Asian medicine, grows in high-altitude regions of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. This rare and expensive fungus has generated ...

Fungi like the threat depicted in HBO's new show are real and numerous, infecting a wide variety of insects, including butterflies, moths and beetles — and at least 35 species of the group ...

That is, unless they get infected with the fungus Ophiocordyceps sinensis. The fungus enters a caterpillar’s body in summer or autumn, and it starts to grow in threads through the caterpillar ...

Ophiocordyceps sinensis (Berk.), also known as the Chinese caterpillar fungus, is a revered traditional medicine with a rich history of use in Chinese culture for over 700 years.

"Ophiocordyceps sinensis (also Cordyceps sinensis), known as the Chinese Caterpillar Fungus or 'Dong Chong Xia Cao' (winter worm, summer grass) in Chinese, is one of the most widely recognized ...

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People in parts of Asia use one type (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) in traditional medicines, and scientists who study the fungi haven't been infected.

Humans’ immunity to Ophiocordyceps is evident in how many interactions with the fungi have so far proved harmless. People in parts of Asia use one type (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) in traditional ...