Plastic eating properties of a fungus discovered

Samantha Jenkins was studying various fungi for a research project in her company. Accidentally she discovered the plastic eating properties of a fungus.

This was studied at a biotech firm Biohm, where they were studying different strains of fungus for use in a biobased insulation panel...

US FIRM GILEAD SCIENCES PLEDGES TO HELP INDIA GET 1MN DOSES OF 1MN BLACK FUNGUS DRUG

Highlights

• Gilead, which is known for its antiviral drug Remdesivir that has been used extensively across the globe to treat COVID-19 has already supplied 121,000 vials of injection to India

• The sources told ANI that the company will be supplying 1 million doses ...

THE BLACK FUNGUS: NEW TREAT TO COVID PATIENTS IN INDIA

Highlights:

• Amid the deadly second wave of the coronavirus, doctors are reporting more cases of a rare infection “the black fungus” among recovering and recovered COVID-19 patients.
• Mucormycosis, commonly known as the black fungus, is a ve...

AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY FEARS EXTINCTION OF HOKKAIDO’S MYSTERIOUS MUSHROOM

The mysterious mushroom was found by a fungus fan in 1988. After 3 decades of discovery the “phantom mushroom” species is under threat of extinction.

The mushroom was first sighted in the Hokkaido prefecture’s Mount Tosshozan situated in Asahikawa. Japan conducts ...

Ash disease to die?

The United Kingdom has been the prime attraction these days for all kinds of diseases as the nation has been seeing a huge spike in the new conditions that it has seen and especially the rare diseases that were never even heard of are raising their heads and starting to kill people. Now the disea...

The banana fungus battle

Biotechnology has been growing quite good In Australia, and the nation’s progress has made it a leader in the industry and has caused a lot of attention to be brought to the sector and the country as well.

Bananas all over the world have been suffering from a lousy fungus growth t...

Biotech Australia to revolutionize the banana fungus issue

Biotechnology has been used for making new biological products from the existing one by engineering and integrating new technology. And now the biotech scene is changing in Australia as the biotechnologist is racing towards making a new next-generation banana.

Scientists are using a mix...