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How nanosized shrapnel from exploding fungal cells may impact us: from allergies to cloud formation

Invisible to the naked eye, we are almost always surrounded by small particles suspended in the air. They are known as atmospheric aerosols and can be made of directly emitted particles like dust, sea salt, and viruses; or formed in the atmosphere out of molecules... click to read more

Michael J. Lawler | Assistant Project Scientist at University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, United States

fungus

youth

Zika virus

zebrafish

fruits

zoonotic transmission

aerosol

nanoparticle

clouds

allergies

Reading time 3.5 min

published on Nov 5, 2020

How a fungus causes the collapse of salamander populations

The fungal skin disease "Chytridiomycosis" is an important cause for amphibian diversity loss. This particular disease is emblematic for human mediated spread of pathogens from their native into new ranges, with the potential to extirpate the newly invaded host populations. The Asian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium... click to read more

Frank Pasmans | Professor at Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

An Martel | Professor at Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

infectious diseases

environment

fungus

fire salamanders

pathogens

Reading time 3 min

published on Nov 16, 2017