Genome studies have helped uncover an entirely new branch of fungi that includes 600 seemingly unconnected fungi. However, when digging into the genome sequencing of each fungus, researchers ...
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Fungi’s evolutionary roots stretch far deeper than once believed — up to 1.4 billion years ago, long before plants or animals appeared. Using advanced molecular dating and gene transfer analysis, ...
New analysis of 407-million-year-old Prototaxites fossils from Scotland's Rhynie chert suggests they may belong to an entirely extinct eukaryotic lineage, unlike any known fungi. The discovery ...
A strange set of ancient fossils is forcing scientists to rethink one of paleontology’s most stubborn assumptions: that ...
The freezer in the laboratory of Professor of Mycorrhizal Studies Leho Tedersoo contains DNA samples of tens of thousands of microscopic soil fungi collected worldwide. This invaluable treasury is the ...