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The new yeast was discovered for the first time by chance in a mouse intestine (fluorescence microscope image of intestinal tissue, in red - yeast cells named after Weizmann)

Yeast against yeast: Healthy competition between different fungal species in the gut may protect against life-threatening infections

Scientists of the Weizmann Institute of Science have discovered a new species of Schmer that is able to push the legs of other species that may be dangerous to health; The scientists named the new species after Dr. Chaim Weizman
Bacterial cells before phage infection (left) and after (right). The virus replicates itself inside them and leads to the explosion of the cells and the spilling of their contents (in red - the bacterial DNA spilled from the cell)

Survive with 0% battery: an immune system that drains the cell of energy has been discovered

The new system was discovered in bacteria - but is also used in corals, bees and others
The search for fungi in cancer. Illustration: Studio Ella Maro

The fungi that hide inside cancerous tumors

Weizmann Institute of Science scientists and their research partners have mapped the presence of fungi in 35 different types of cancer ■ The fungi that live inside the cancerous tumors may facilitate the detection, diagnosis and perhaps even the treatment of cancer ■ "Fungal presence is a new and significant hallmark of cancer"
A mixed forest plot of carobs, oaks, pines and other trees near Beit Shemesh. The researchers are looking for symbiotic relationships between different species of fungi and trees

The disappearing mushroom

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"Caveman's disease" got its exotic name because the fungus that causes it is found in the feces of bats and other birds, and cavemen are at high risk of contracting it. Illustration: pixabay.

The connection between Bob Dylan, bats and a new infectious disease in Israel

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Illustration: pixabay.

Can bacteria help us improve crops?

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Brown root mushrooms (Gloeophyllum sepiarium) [Courtesy: Karel Tejkal]

Fungi capable of decomposing wood

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Edit the mushroom

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[Aldo Lobos Three strains of fungi capable of recycling cobalt and lithium from rechargeable battery waste. [Courtesy: Aldo Lobos]

Recycling precious metals from phone batteries with the help of mushrooms

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"The tangled root systems of nearby trees form a network through which materials can pass." Photo: Matthew Britton, Flickr

The secret network of trees

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fibers. Photo by Rob Hille, cc 3.0

Think like a mushroom

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Intestinal bacteria. Illustration: shutterstock

Bacteria, people, and the numbers in between

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common dolphin From Wikipedia

The journey of the deadly mushrooms / Jennifer Fraser

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Onychomycosis caused by Trichophyton rubrum. From Wikipedia

The genome of the toenail fungus and dozens of other types of fungi that live on the skin is deciphered

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Pea aphids (Acyrthosiphon pisum) on peas. Photo: PLOS Biology cover, February 2010. Shipher Wu (photograph) and Gee-way Lin (aphid provision), National Taiwan University.

Who gave the aphid its color?

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The haploid cells of the fungus C. albicans (green), next to diploid cells (blue), and tetraploid cells, which contain four copies of the genetic material. Courtesy photo: Prof. Yehudit Berman, Tel Aviv University

Deadly sex of mushrooms

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Right: Dr. Iris Lavie, Prof. Yitzhak Hadar, Prof. Betty Schwartz. Looking for funding for clinical research in humans. Photographs courtesy of the Faculty of Agriculture, The Hebrew University

The mushroom of good hope

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A Metarhizium type fungus attacks cockroach. From Wikishare

There are hidden predators

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Bacteria cross a chasm while using the mycelium (webs that the fungus creates) of a fungus as a natural bridge. Illustration: Prof. Eshel Ben Yaakov, Tel Aviv University

Mutual guarantee between bacteria and fungi

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A transmission electron microscope (TEM) image of silver nanoparticles formed from silver ions in a solution containing humic acid. The acid tends to envelop the nanoparticle (visible in the image as a light background) and prevent it from accumulating together with other nanoparticles.

New evidence for natural synthesis of silver nanoparticles

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Julia Kubanek, a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, holds samples of tropical algae whose surface chemicals are being studied for their potential against malaria. Image: Gary Meek

Antifungal compound against malaria

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An ant with a spore plant (fungus) on its head

Mind control is nothing new in nature

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A critically endangered white-cheeked gibbon. From Vakimedia

A measure of life

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The research fund of the Ministry of Health and European research funds allocate 8.5 million for research in the field of the genome

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Application informs about a new method for treating bacterial and fungal populations

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