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...hands on nuggets of the golden polymer. The leader of the pack is Ambergene, which has spent the past two years "mining" ancient amber from 15 locations around the globe, from Burma to the Baltic Sea. Already, says president and co-founder Robin Steele, Ambergene scientists have identified filamentous fungi similar to those that have produced a distinguished line of antibiotics. They have also brewed batches of ale with ancient yeast. Beer buff Cano was named official taster of the new brew, dubbed Jurassic Amber Ale (a slight misnomer since the yeast used to make it did not come from...
Biology 143. Biology of the Fungi: "Students learn how to collect, isolate, and identify a variety of fungi...
They don't look like you or me, and there is something vegetable-like about their life-style, but toadstools, molds and yeast may be far more closely related to humans than to plants. That's the conclusion of a report in Science magazine comparing fungi to a variety of organisms, from protozoans to frogs. Rather than studying how the organisms live or reproduce, the researchers relied on genetic analysis. Examining one gene as it mutated across 22 species, they found evidence that humans and fungi, despite obvious differences, have a single ancestor: a one-celled creature that branched away...
...findings may explain why fungal infections are so hard to control, since drugs that attack fungi often hurt people as well. And conscientious vegetarians may be discombobulated: Are mushrooms one more thing they...
...virtually every cell of the shark's body. The new compound, a chemical cousin of cholesterol, does not belong to any known class of antibiotics, according to a report published by the National Academy of Sciences. But it is surprisingly effective against a broad range of microbes, including fungi, bacteria and parasites. A synthetic version of the dogfish drug is now being tested against a variety of human diseases...