The study of genetics and cell fusion in filamentous fungi reveals a complex interplay between genetic regulation and cellular connectivity that is central to colony formation, development, and ...

Utilizing a filamentous fungus in the gut microbiome may provide a new strategy for treating metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). Researchers have developed an innovative method ...

The advantage of filamentous growth to the fungal lifestyle is so great that it arosemultiple times. Most zoosporic fungi from phylum Chytridiomycota exhibit a monocentric thallus form consisting of ...

Plant-based food as an alternative to meat is high on the agenda today, and mycoprotein (fungal protein) in particular has come into focus in recent years.

Peking University, May 19, 2025: A joint study by Jiang Changtao, Professor at PKU Third Hospital, and the team of Qiao Jie, President of PKU Health Science Center, has unveiled a gut fungus called ...

Today, the CoFun student exchange project between our group and the one from Dr. Volha Shapaval from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences in Ås on the co-production of lipids and chitosan in ...

Fungi can transform plant and animal products into delicious foods like cheese, miso and beer. A researcher argues that a type of filamentous mold -- Neurospora intermedia -- could also turn food ...