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The fungi that can freeze water better than bacteria | Explained
11 months ago

The fungi that can freeze water better than bacteria | Explained

The Hindu  

Water doesn’t always freeze at 0 degrees C. Unlike what we have been taught in school, the transformation of liquid water into ice is more nuanced than dropping the temperature down to its freezing point. To correctly orient themselves to create a crystalline structure, water molecules also need an initiation point, or a nucleus – a place that can serve …

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Fungi and plants clean up California's industrial pollution
1 year, 6 months ago

Fungi and plants clean up California's industrial pollution

Hindustan Times  

In an industrial wasteland in Los Angeles, Kreigh Hampel is uprooting California buckwheat with a pitchfork to find out how much lead it has absorbed. The experiment is part of a project run by University of California Riverside which has scattered carefully selected plants and fungi on this former industrial site in the hope of getting rid of the heavy …

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Fungi and plants clean up California pollution
1 year, 6 months ago

Fungi and plants clean up California pollution

The Hindu  

In an industrial wasteland in Los Angeles, Kreigh Hampel is uprooting California buckwheat with a pitchfork to find out how much lead it has absorbed. "The conventional method of cleaning up sites is just to dig up all the contaminated soil and to dump it somewhere else," she told AFP. Solar-powered vacuum cleaners "In three months, we had a 50% …

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Chinese edible fungi supplier eyes bigger role in US market
2 years, 4 months ago

Chinese edible fungi supplier eyes bigger role in US market

China Daily  

Qihe now employs more than 100 local people in the mushroom growing farms, according to Du. Moreover, Qihe is working to convert discarded mushroom spawn logs into organic soil conditioner, which could enhance the output of produce by 10 percent to 20 percent, according to Du. The conversion of waste mushroom spawn logs would help build an integrated industry chain …

China Mushroom Qihe Bigger Role
Chinese edible fungi supplier eyes bigger role in US market
2 years, 4 months ago

Chinese edible fungi supplier eyes bigger role in US market

China Daily  

Qihe now employs more than 100 local people in the mushroom growing farms, according to Du. Moreover, Qihe is working to convert discarded mushroom spawn logs into organic soil conditioner, which could enhance the output of produce by 10 percent to 20 percent, according to Du. The conversion of waste mushroom spawn logs would help build an integrated industry chain …

China Mushroom Qihe Supplier Eyes
Self-replicating Fungus from Chernobyl Could Protect Astronauts from Space Radiations
4 years, 4 months ago

Self-replicating Fungus from Chernobyl Could Protect Astronauts from Space Radiations

News 18  

One of the major concerns for astronauts flying to the International Space Station is to protect themselves from the harmful space radiations. In their new study, these scientists have worked and researched on how a radiation-absorbing fungus found in the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, the high-radiation spot on Earth, can help in working as a protective shield. Moreover, this process is …

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