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'Zombie' Fungus Caught Bursting From Host Bodies 99 Million Years Ago
Scientists have caught ancient parasitic fungi in the act of bursting from insect hosts, in dramatic scenes frozen in amber. Dating back almost 100 million years, these two specimens are among the oldest evidence of 'zombie' fungus, second only to one early-Cretaceous species discovered back in 2008. Amber forms over millions of years from the sticky resin of trees, and is renowned for the many bizarre, unique, and enlightening moments it has pr…
For decades, if not centuries, fossils found in amber (a type of fossilized resin) have made life known first hand millions of years ago, at the same time that it has awakened the fantasy of cloning extinct species, in a style very similar to that proposed by Jurassic Park. Now, a team of scientists, led by Bo Wang of the National Academy of Sciences China, has discovered ancient parasitic fungi in the process of hatching host insects. Nearly 10…
Fungus Survives Simulated Martian Soil and Radiation
A terrestrial black fungus has demonstrated a level of resistance to Martian soil chemistry and ultraviolet radiation that significantly exceeds all previous expectations. In a study published in npj Microgravity, researchers tested the survival strategies of Rhinocladiella similis, a melanised yeast-like fungus, under conditions that replicate two of the most destructive environmental threats found on […] The post Fungus Survives Simulated Mart…
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