Candida auris: what you need to know about the deadly fungus spreading through US hospitals: A fungal superbug called Candida auris is spreading rapidly through hospitals and nursing homes in the US. The first case was identified in 2016. Since then, it has spread to half the country’s 50 states. And, according to a new …
Following a fungus from genes to tree disease: a journey in science: Pablo Rodriguez Merkel/Shutterstock Anyone who reads even a little about science and technology will be familiar by now with the idea of genome sequencing. This process involves breaking an organism’s DNA into fragments to study their compositions or sequences. Then the fragments are …
South Africa in the news: Doctors Without Borders calls on SA health authority to speed up on brain fungus medicine: Cape Town – Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has slammed the SA Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) for delaying the registration of an anti-fungal medicine which could help cure meningitis in …: “South Africa” – BingNews …
Fungus in Nigeria’s industrial waste produces a promising antibiotic compound: Waste products from factories like this could hold the key to more novel antibiotic discoveries. Stefan Heunis/AFP via Getty Images Antibiotics are life-saving drugs produced primarily by microorganisms which have been found in a variety of environments. From penicillin discovered on mouldy old laboratory plates …
A cool Kings Beach image: Mixed vegetables with mushroom and fungus Image by Vanessa Pike-Russell from Kings Chinese Takeaway, Warilla Grove NSW 2528 Australia Price: a standard takeaway container. Other meals are .50 including rice or noodles I am lucky enough to live near Warilla Grove, a lovely little shopping center that has a range …
Hula competitors avoid iconic flower because of fungus: In years past, hula students would make pilgrimages into ohia forests on Hawaii’s Big Island to gather blossoms and leaves from the trees to adorn dancers’ lei, hair, hands and feet for the world’s most prestigious hula competition. But at this year’s upcoming Merrie Monarch Festival, the …