Penn-led researchers have turned a deadly fungus into a potent cancer-fighting compound. After isolating a new class of molecules from…
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Blue-stain fungi constitute a distinctive group of wood-colonizing fungi which lack the ability to decompose wood lignocellulose, yet are capable…
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Making a discovery with the potential for innovative applications in pharmaceutical development, a West Virginia University microbiology student has found…
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Following a 7,000-mile-long rescue mission for conservation, 33 tiny Southern Darwin’s frogs (Rhinoderma darwinii) were born at London Zoo. This…
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