Fungi exhibit a fascinating array of sexual reproductive strategies that play a vital role in their adaptation and evolution. Central to these processes is the mating‐type (MAT) locus, which governs ...

Challenging the long-standing assumption that a cell’s nucleus contains a complete set of chromosomes, recent research ...

The tall fescue endophyte, Acremonium coenophialum, is inhibitory to mycorrhizal fungi. This study was conducted to determine if Acremonium inhibits infection and the extent of colonization of roots ...

Fungi-eating orchids were found for the first time to offer their flowers to fungi-eating fruit flies in exchange for pollination, which is the first evidence for nursery pollination in orchids. This ...

It’s no secret that we rely on plants to turn carbon dioxide into oxygen. Not only does that make it possible for us to breathe, it reduces the amount of the heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the ...

The ‘paradox of sex’ refers to the puzzle of why the sexual mode of reproduction is more common among living beings than the asexual mode. Sexual reproduction requires at least two mates, exposes ...

Ari Berkowitz receives funding from the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology and has received funding from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of ...