The evolution and domestication of mushrooms remain unclear. Ling et al. show that divergence and gene flow driven by quaternary glacial cycles shape the current mixed origins of A. bisporus populatio...

This opinion article highlights how microbial VOCs can support sustainable crop protection and outlines the ecological, analytical and translational challenges that currently limit their field applic...

Attine ants perform essential ecosystem services through the harvesting of substrates for fungiculture. The cultured fungi are a food source for attine ants. Characterizing antifungal toxin-producing yeasts (killer yeasts) is vital to understanding how they might protect gardens from invasion by unwanted fungal species. This study also describes a new toxin named Ksino from the yeast Candida sinolaborantium, a member of a new group of toxins found across many different species of fungi. This work supports the role of killer yeasts in the ecology of fungicultures and competition between fungi. The observed high prevalence of killer yeasts in fungal gardens also enables the discovery of novel antifungal molecules with the potential to be applied against disease-causing fungi.

Abstract. Despite advances in sequencing, microbial genomics, and cultivation techniques, the vast majority of prokaryotic species remain uncultured, which

Currently, no vaccines exist to prevent fungal infections, underscoring the need for new therapies. As fungal diseases increase globally, understanding fungal biology is essential to identifying treat...

Many soil protists are bacterivores, yet how protist predation reshapes bacterial metabolic interactions and functions remains poorly understood. Here…

Basal immune state under circadian control predicts infection outcome, and clock gene perturbation shifts survival patterns.

A new study comparing deaths of pregnant people and of those who have an abortion show that risk of death due to pregnancy is three times higher than previously estimated.

This study finds that native tree extinctions and alien naturalizations are pushing forests towards fast-growing, resource-demanding species. This global shift could affect carbon storage and ecosyste...

EMBO Reports - The exponentially increasing amount of omics data has created problems regarding ethical use of data generated by others. We address some of these issues and make suggestions on how...

Images of interactions among ants and plants, two of the most dominant terrestrial organisms.

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