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A fatal fungus once thought to be a curse could potentially help fight disease. Scientists discovered molecules in a fungus ...
A little over 100 years ago, King Tutankhamun’s tomb was opened in Egypt, releasing rumors of a curse. Today, researchers ...
Aspergillus flavus is a toxic crop fungus that has been linked to deaths in the excavation of ancient tombs. It was recently ...
The same deadly fungus is now being looked at as a potential cancer treatment. The therapy detailed in this new study is a ...
A fungus that has killed millions of bats has for the first time been found in bats on both sides of the continental divide ...
Credit: Shutterstock A toxic mold once feared for causing mysterious deaths in ancient tombs is now at the center of a ...
Zurich Zoo highlighted the plight of the endangered orange-eyed tree frog. Native to Costa Rica, this colorful amphibian ...
In the 1970s, a dozen scientists entered the tomb of Casimir IV in Poland. Within weeks, 10 of them died from Aspergillus ...
Penn-led researchers have turned a deadly fungus into a potent cancer-fighting compound. After isolating a new class of ...
The toxic fungus behind the “curse” of Tutankhamun’s tomb can fight cancer, scientists have found. Aspergillus flavus, a ...
Scientists say the fungus is spreading in parts of the US, especially in warm, wet states like Florida, Louisiana, Texas, ...
A deadly, drug-resistant fungus, Aspergillus fumigatus, is spreading rapidly across the US, posing serious risks to people ...