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Master Gardener: What's growing on in our soil
San Jose :: CA :: USA | over 1 year ago
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You might find it shocking to learn that there are literally billions of microbes hard at work in every square inch of your garden and landscape. Microbes are microscopic organisms that include bacteria, fungi, protozoa and plankton. They transform
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Lead Pollution Can Be Treated With Fungi
Dundee :: United Kingdom | over 1 year ago
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January 24, 2012 Fungi are appreciated as worthy bioremediators, but their talent to treat toxic lead pollution has gone unnoticed until now. A team of Scottish microbiologists has recently shown that two soil fungi, Metarhizium anisopliae and
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Fungi can help rein in lead pollution
Noida :: India | over 1 year ago
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Lead is an important industrial material and, as an unfortunate consequence of its popular use in everything from firearms to paint, lead poisoning is a serious problem worldwide. Early symptoms include depression, loss of appetite, intermittent
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Funeral held for death cap mushroom victims
Canberra :: Australia | over 1 year ago
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Mourners are gathering at the Harmonie German Club in Canberra for a memorial service for two staff who were fatally poisoned by death cap mushrooms. Chef Liu Jun, 38, and kitchen hand Tsou Hsiang, 52, died after eating death cap mushrooms in
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Country diary: Wenlock Edge
London :: United Kingdom | over 1 year ago
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in a long-standing partnership, the meadow puffball works with plants to produce a closely stitched turf surface. Photograph: Maria Nunzia Calderone When the wild wind whistled off, leaving a moment of stillness, it also seemed to have left some eggs
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Pink And Hubby Carey Hart Celebrate SIX Years Being Married!!!
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Umm, didn't they get divorced and then remarry? I don't get the math. Abraham Fungus Jr. for president!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Abraham Fungus Jr. for president!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Abraham Fungus Jr. for president!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Abraham Fungus
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New to Nature No. 62: Mycena lucentipes
São Paulo :: Brazil | over 1 year ago
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Arizona State University The genus Mycena includes about 500 known species of gilled mushrooms. Six new species all of which emit light were found in old-growth forest in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil , by scientists from San Francisco State
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Foil uses cheese mould to clean itself
Zurich :: Switzerland | over 1 year ago
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From Wednesday's Globe and Mail Published Tuesday, Jan. 03, 2012 7:33PM EST Last updated Tuesday, Jan. 03, 2012 8:02PM EST Since the days of the ancient Romans, humankind has relied on mould to craft pungent, tasty blue cheeses like roquefort,
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Fungus found in sinks can cause serious infections
Islamabad :: Pakistan | over 1 year ago
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Disease-causing strains of the fungus Fusarium are present in bathroom sink drains, which may be a common source of infection in humans, according to a new study. Fusarium is well known for causing diseases in agricultural crops, but some species of
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Travelogue: Celebrate the fungi in Santa Cruz this New Year
Santa Cruz :: Bolivia | over 1 year ago
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Visit Santa Cruz the weekend of Jan. 13-15 for the Fungus Fair, featuring a fungus exploration area, speakers, face painting, vendors and more. Throughout the three-day event, participants will be able to learn more about local mushrooms, get
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