A fungus named in honour of Sir David Attenborough has been found infecting and manipulating spiders in a Northern Ireland cave turning them into The Last of Us-style “zombies”. Researchers ...

This behaviour mirrors the actions of Brazilian rainforest ants infected by the cordyceps fungi, which is featured in the post-apocalyptic TV series The Last of US. A 2016 study provided the first ...

The health benefits of a good gut bacteria aren't a secret. These are the top-rated probiotic supplements loved by CNET's experts. Caroline Igo (she/her/hers) is a wellness editor and holds Sleep ...

Admittedly, the highest yield does not necessarily mean the most accurate results in terms of microbial composition. However, since fungi form a marginal community in fecal samples, the capability of ...

2017). The bacterial community structure is more complex than fungus’, and the abundance of dominant bacteria varies within samples, but is similar to that of dominant fungus’. The bacterial community ...

Yeast infections on the scalp are caused by an overgrowth of fungal organisms. Candida is the yeast that most often infects the scalp. The problem can also be caused by Malassezia, a yeast that often ...