Scientists discover a fungus that binds to gold, promising more sustainable prospecting and mining, even in future space ...

Fungi are comprised of networks of filaments known as mycelium. Within the cells of these filaments, there are usually single nuclei with half a set of chromosomes, known as "haploid," similar to ...

Scientists at McMaster University have demonstrated that natural genetic variations in a common species of mushroom can be ...

Its first product, the Living Cocoon, is a funeral casket made from mycelium, the tangle of microscopic filaments that exists underneath a mushroom. If the mushroom is the fruiting body (think ...

Using the mycelium (root-like filaments) of various kinds of fungi—of which mushrooms are the fruiting bodies—scientists are growing bricks and other materials used in the construction industry.

Mycelium is composed of what looks like many small filaments, or hyphae, branching and fanning out from one another so they can absorb nutrients from their surroundings. This is how all mushrooms ...

Researchers have discovered a fungus that absorbs gold. This fungus lives in soil with gold particles. It may help locate ...

A skin fashioned from fungal mycelium—the network of filaments that absorb organic matter and nutrients to nourish mushrooms—can be used as a substrate for electronic devices. The discovery ...

A new advance on this front is mycelium bricks. Mycelia are the branching filaments of fungi that make up its vegetative part. Researchers have them harnessed to create biodegradable, fire ...

However, the largest part of the organism consists of a network of cell filaments called mycelium, which mainly spreads below ground and can reach significant proportions. This finely branched ...

Both the fungal filaments themselves and their extracellular ... In a second experiment, the researchers manufactured the mycelium into thin films. The extracellular matrix with its long ...