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Defensive fungal symbiosis on insect hindlegs
Dinidorid stinkbugs were reported to possess a conspicuous tympanal organ on female hindlegs. In this study, we show that this organ is specialized to retain microbial symbionts rather than to perceiv...
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October 19, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) are the key to fighting Aspergillus fumigatus, a deadly fungal infection. By activating neutrophils and boosting their antifungal powers, pDCs safeguar...
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October 19, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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(I meant to write "ICE", but same fungal organism.)
October 19, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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ripppp. i once had a fungal ear infection it took so long to figure out it wasn’t bacterial
October 19, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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just for u:
tell me the orokin secrets you fungal piece of shit -> "pepp se pke otokit yeytepy you tutjap kieye ot ykip"
im not fucking scared of you -> "is top tuykitj yyatep ot you"
tell me the orokin secrets you fungal piece of shit -> "pepp se pke otokit yeytepy you tutjap kieye ot ykip"
im not fucking scared of you -> "is top tuykitj yyatep ot you"
October 19, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Posting my favorite histology stain - Grocott's Methenamine Silver stain, primarily for fungi (as in this section).
October 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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A sampling of this week’s fungal finds 🍄🟫
October 19, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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Cramped and unsanitary cells, fungal infections, starvation, noise, routine beatings, contaminated food, scabies ...
Hundreds of Palestinians released from Israeli prisons in recent days have described scenes of systematic torture, starvation, and humiliation.
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Hundreds of Palestinians released from Israeli prisons in recent days have described scenes of systematic torture, starvation, and humiliation.
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‘We Died a Thousand Times’: Freed Palestinian Detainees Describe Horrific Torture
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October 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Calm, warm and drying weather this week makes for pretty spore halos around fungal fruiting bodies.
October 18, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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Scientists have used the root system of mushrooms to create a composting toilet that is odor absorbing while creating over 2,000 liters of fertilizer and soil a year.
Separating solids from liquids and processing each in different ways using fungal mycelia, the toilet can currently be found in ...
Separating solids from liquids and processing each in different ways using fungal mycelia, the toilet can currently be found in ...
Mushroom-Powered Outhouse in University Garden Composts Waste with No Smell
Together, the inventors hope to rethink a product and system that many people take for granted: starting with their students.
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October 18, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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College course called Mycosophy, where you study the wisdom of mushrooms. The teachings of famous fungi, the 9 billion fungal religions.
October 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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Had the opportunity to do a talk at the CBEP 2025 conference and won the Bauer Family Travel Award. Had the amazing opportunity to meet the great Aspergillus scientist Dr. Antonis Rokas and became more motivated to work on fungal biology.
October 18, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Nef Anyo asks us "Why waste your time on this particular fungal colony?" when we do stuff in the deepmines
And the answer is simple.... Its cause it's the one he wants and it's on so fun to bully Nef Anyo
And the answer is simple.... Its cause it's the one he wants and it's on so fun to bully Nef Anyo
October 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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It’s finally ladybird move in day here in NY. Approximately 150 have moved in for the winter so far, but only one showing signs of Hesperomyces. We typically see more and more infections over the next few weeks. #TeamLabouls #Laboulbeniales
October 18, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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She has them under her fungal spell they move to the alien rhythm of her myconid network
October 18, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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The gut as a source of infection for fungal pathogens: increased fecal Candida albicans precedes onset of Candida late-onset sepsis in very preterm infants
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The gut as a source of infection for fungal pathogens: increased fecal Candida albicans precedes onset of Candida late-onset sepsis in very preterm infants
The skin-to-blood route is traditionally considered the main pathway in Candida late-onset sepsis (LOS) development in preterm infants.
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October 18, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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At the decriminalize entheogenic fungi booth a man asked my son what his “fungal resistance” shirt meant and he said “we’re for the trees and against Trump” earning a fist bump.
October 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Two brothers, separated only by a door and the time remaining until one of their deaths.
In a couple hours at 3pm PT, join @archmageofdice.bsky.social and @ohlookitsgilly.bsky.social for a special one-shot of The Time We Have!
TTWH is by the awesome @moreblueberries.bsky.social !
In a couple hours at 3pm PT, join @archmageofdice.bsky.social and @ohlookitsgilly.bsky.social for a special one-shot of The Time We Have!
TTWH is by the awesome @moreblueberries.bsky.social !
October 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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These also work for some types of fungal dandruff, because coal tar, salicylic acid, and cade oil, are all antifungals aswell.
October 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Post Mortem 🍄"Fungal Colony Simulator 2"🍄
💸Budget: $1000
- Unity Plugins: $400
- Translation Outsourcing: $400 (~$100/Lang)
- Steam & Epic Registration: $100/ea
💰First Month Revenue: $3,995
🏗️Dev time: 1 Month / 160±20 work hrs
⏱️Cost of Time Spent: $5,600
Bottom line: 📉LOSS $2605
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💸Budget: $1000
- Unity Plugins: $400
- Translation Outsourcing: $400 (~$100/Lang)
- Steam & Epic Registration: $100/ea
💰First Month Revenue: $3,995
🏗️Dev time: 1 Month / 160±20 work hrs
⏱️Cost of Time Spent: $5,600
Bottom line: 📉LOSS $2605
cont.👇🏻
October 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Yuggoth to let people help if they want to. no fungal come of it otherwise
October 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Seeing images from these global #NoKings protests is like a powerful anti-fungal cream for the horrible fascist CHUD rot that’s been plaguing us for so long. Remember, we’ll need steady & frequent application of this same medicine to fully inoculate against the spores or else they’ll just come back!
October 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Åh är det kantarellsäsong
October 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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BRAND NEW: Bound With Briars by Charles R. Bernard! In a future dystopian American monarchy, inhuman experiments are carried out on prisoners in a pocket dimension. Now, however, a stranger has appeared to upset the balance. #WritingCommunity #Horror tinyurl.com/BoundWithBri...
October 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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