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 ...

To most of us, fungi look like a curved cap and a stem. However, the largest part of the organism consists of a network of cell filaments called mycelium, which mainly spreads below ground and can ...

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 are working to make new textiles and improve common fabrics by adding desirable scents, antimicrobial coatings ...

Researchers triggered mushroom mycelium - long filaments that send intracellular signals - with UV light as they directed the fungus to control two types of robots Credit: Robert Shepherd.

Mycelium bricks have the potential to reduce the building sector’s carbon footprint, its proponents have said. They are relatively more lightweight and good insulators of heat.

Both the fungal filaments themselves and their extracellular molecules are completely non-toxic, ... Sinha adds, "Our mycelium is a living fiber composite, so to speak." ...

The fungi then bundle together these microscopic filaments to form cords that allow them to branch out, similar to neural pathways in the brain, forming a larger colony known as the mycelium.

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“Proposing mycelium as a scaffolding medium for living materials is a simple but powerful strategy,” says Aysu Kuru at the University of Sydney. Journal reference: Cell Reports Physical ...