Moniliophthora roreri is a basidiomycete fungus that causes frosty pod rot disease, one of the most serious problems for cacao production in Latin America. “This fungus is phenomenally unusual – it ...
The 'paradox of sex' refers to the puzzle of why the sexual mode of reproduction is more common among living beings than the asexual mode. Sexual reproduction requires at least two mates, exposes ...
Fungi-eating orchids were found for the first time to offer their flowers to fungi-eating fruit flies in exchange for pollination, which is the first evidence for nursery pollination in orchids. This ...
In a recent study, Tokyo University researchers have revealed new findings about the Rice Blast Fungus. The research has uncovered that mutations in Pro1 (a mating-related protein). This protein helps ...
The oldest farm on Earth is underground Around 66 million years ago, a group of ants in what is now South America made a deal ...
Genomes contain the complete library of information required to build and maintain a living organism — the figurative blueprints of life. In eukaryotes, genomes are stored in the nuclei, where they ...