12-07-25 The opportunistic fungal pathogen Candida albicans(白色念珠菌) inconspicuously(难以觉察地) lives in our bodies until it senses that we are weak, when it quickly adapts to go on the offensive. The fungus, known for causing yeast and other minor i...
11-04-11 Storing fruits and vegetables in ozone-enriched environments reduces spoilage(损坏,糟蹋) explains a scientist at the Society for General Microbiology's Spring Conference in Harrogate. Dr Ian Singleton explains how ozone treatment could be a safe,...
10-12-23 Two researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found that our 98.6 F (37 C) body temperature strikes a perfect balance: warm enough to ward off(避开,挡住) fungal infection(真菌感染) but not so hot that we need...
09-12-23 An estimated 25,000 Americans develop severe fungal infections霉菌感染,真菌感染 each year, leading to 10,000 deaths despite the use of anti-fungal drugs. The associated cost to the U.S. health care system has been estimated at $1 billion a year. No...
09-10-23 Scientists have unravelled the mechanism by which the fungal disease chytridiomycosis kills its victims. 科学家已经解开真菌病如何伤害油彩蛙的机理。 A world of amphibians The fungus(真菌,霉菌) is steadily spreading through populations of frogs and...