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The Fungus Among Us: Fungal Presence in Cancerous Growths
By Mirabel Sprague Burleson, Biological Sciences ‘24 Cancer can contaminate nearly every tissue in the human body, arising from complex and diverse mutations that impact many genes. It’s incredibly widespread and lethal and is currently one of the most common causes of death in the United States, second only to heart disease by a small […]
Ants Who Farm: The Evolution of Fungal Obligate Symbiosis
By Wren Greaney, History major, Biological Sciences & Community Development minor, ’17 Author’s note: “I started to look into entomological research as a result of learning about insect diversity in ENT100. I came across a study regarding ants’ fascinating advanced ability to cultivate fungi. I thought it was incredible that we have agriculture in common […]