* Astronomy

Members Login
Username 
 
Password 
    Remember Me  
Home -> Astronomy News -> Trash -> Fungus
Post Info TOPIC: Fungus
Blobrana


L

Posts: 131433
Date:
Fungi
Permalink  
 

After years of careful stewardship by Cornell scientists, a collection of more than 2,000 species of native Chinese fungi, spirited out of the country for safety before World War II, is finally set to make its way home.
On April 13, a delegation of Chinese government officials, led by State Councillor Liu Yandong, visited campus to begin the process of repatriating the fungi to China.

Read more

__________________
Blobrana


L

Posts: 131433
Date:
RE: Fungus
Permalink  
 

A 100-million-year-old carnivorous fungus has been found encased in amber in southwestern France.
The find is unusual. Ground-dwelling organisms such as this fungus are much less likely to get trapped in sticky tree resin than are insects that alight on tree trunks. And it is the oldest carnivorous fungus ever found; the previous record-breaker is some 1520-million years old. The new specimen should help to shed some light on the evolution of these strange creatures.
Modern carnivorous fungi capture and kill tiny nematode worms that come to feed on them. Some produce sticky structures that the nematodes get stuck in, others grow small loops that act like a lasso when the nematodes go through. When the nematode dies, the fungus penetrates the worm and digests it.

Read more

__________________
Blobrana


L

Posts: 131433
Date:
Permalink  
 

One of the biggest truffles found in decades has fetched $330,000 (£165,000) at an auction held simultaneously in Macau, London and Florence.
A Macau casino owner, Stanley Ho, made the record-breaking bid for the white truffle, which weighed 1.5kg.
Luciano Savini and his son found the highly-prized fungus after it was dug up by his truffle dog near Pisa, northern Italy, last week.

Read more

__________________
«First  <  1 2 | Page of 2  sorted by
Quick Reply

Please log in to post quick replies.
Home -> Astronomy News -> Trash -> Fungus


Create your own FREE Forum
Report Abuse 		Powered by ActiveBoard