As temperatures drop and wet weather sets in, fungi enthusiasts are braving the elements searching for rare finds. In SA's South East, despite a late start to the fungi season, people are grabbing their cameras and heading out to see the region's vast variety of species, including the famous ghost mushrooms. Feresh Pizarro, who runs a fungi-tour business near Robe, …
Doctors could one day spot aggressive forms of cancer using a test that looks for mould spores in the blood. A group of international experts have found that fungi – organisms that include yeast, moulds and mushrooms – live inside cancer cells. As traces of them can be detected in blood, experts believe the discovery could eventually help doctors to …
