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Blog / Self-Healing Buildings and Biodegradable Bricks: Modern Mycological Architecture

April 4, 2022 / Kirsten Giesbrecht / 2

Self-healing buildings and compostable bricks are astonishing architectural feats brought to you by fungi.

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Blog / Why don’t we have more medicines to treat fungal infections?

August 4, 2021 / Breanna Turman /

Drug resistant fungal infections are a growing problem in the US and the world. The problem is made worse by the limited drug therapies available to treat fungal infections, so what’s the hold up? Why can’t we just develop more anti-fungal drugs?

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Blog / The Fungal Frontier of Leather

October 13, 2020October 13, 2020 / Melody Kessler /

Fungal leather has recently emerged as a promising alternative to animal-derived and plastic-based leather. This technology warrants further exploration due to its improved sustainability and upcycled production process compared with traditional and synthetic leathers.

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Blog / You won’t get infected with an antibiotic-resistant bug…or will you?

November 25, 2019November 25, 2019 / Dominika Trzilova /

Antibiotic-resistant infections are the new ‘craze’. What does the Center for Disease Control have to say?

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