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Zombie fungus from The Last of Us may actually save lives, scientists say
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Zombie fungus from The Last of Us may actually save lives, scientists say

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A disease-causing fungus featured in the post-apocalyptic TV series The Last …

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Nightmarish video of tarantula infected by zombie fungus goes viral: ‘Burn it with fire’
4 months, 1 week ago

Nightmarish video of tarantula infected by zombie fungus goes viral: ‘Burn it with fire’

Hindustan Times  

Could the fungus from The Last of Us that infected humans and transformed them into zombies exist in real life? {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Chris Ketola shared the video on Instagram and wrote, “Cordyceps is a genus of fungi that primarily attacks invertebrates, slowly eating their body while taking over their nervous system. The so-called ‘zombie fungus’ has risen to …

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Scientists say fungus could turn food waste into delicious high-protein dishes
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Scientists say fungus could turn food waste into delicious high-protein dishes

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A new research paper argues that neurospora, a type of fungus that converts food waste into flavourful, high-protein ingredients, …

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The Last of Us Fungus Is Real But Here Is Why It Is Extremely Unlikely That It Will Cause An Outbreak
1 year, 10 months ago

The Last of Us Fungus Is Real But Here Is Why It Is Extremely Unlikely That It Will Cause An Outbreak

News 18  

The apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic worlds demonstrated in television shows and movies are quite intriguing. Scott Roberts, MD, assistant professor of medicine at Yale School of Medicine and associate medical director for infection prevention at Yale New Haven Hospital has reported that mankind need not be fearful of this fungus. He said, “Very few fungi or mold spread person-to-person, so a …

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Solving the plastic problem: Scientists are trying to synthesise mushrooms to replace plastic
1 year, 10 months ago

Solving the plastic problem: Scientists are trying to synthesise mushrooms to replace plastic

Firstpost  

A mushroom may hold the answer to all of our problems caused by plastic. Studies have shown that the mushroom Fomes fomentarius, can be synthesised to create a plastic alternative that is super strong, and can also decompose over time. In a bid to find a more suitable material for the exoskeleton of an aeroplane, scientists have discovered that one …

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‘The Last of Us’ episode 1 review: No lack of thrills in this superb video game adaptation
1 year, 11 months ago

‘The Last of Us’ episode 1 review: No lack of thrills in this superb video game adaptation

The Hindu  

The almost feature-length first episode of The Last of Us is a bonafide cracker. Based on the eponymous 2013 video game created by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, who also serve as writers on the show, The Last of Us tells of a world ravaged by an invasive fungus that turns humanity into hungry hoards of undead. Starting with a …

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Indian Premier League, CoWIN, Neeraj Chopra and more: What India searched for most on Google in 2021
3 years, 1 month ago

Indian Premier League, CoWIN, Neeraj Chopra and more: What India searched for most on Google in 2021

Firstpost  

When it came to famous personalities, Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra was the most-searched person on Google in India in 2021. According to this year’s list, the Indian Premier League and CoWIN were the most-searched things in 2021 in India. The overall top five searches include IPL, CoWIN, ICC T20 World Cup, Euro 2020 and Tokyo Olympics. Let us look …

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Adequate Arrangements to Tackle Black Fungus Cases, Says Haryana CM Khattar
3 years, 7 months ago

Adequate Arrangements to Tackle Black Fungus Cases, Says Haryana CM Khattar

News 18  

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar Saturday said the state government has made adequate arrangements to tackle the black fungus outbreak, adding the daily increase in cases has stablised over the past three days. After a programme here on the World Environment Day, he said that about 600 black fungus or mucormycosis patients are undergoing treatment in various hospitals across …

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IIT Hyderabad researchers develop oral solution to treat black fungus
3 years, 7 months ago

IIT Hyderabad researchers develop oral solution to treat black fungus

India Today  

An innovation reported two years ago by researchers at IIT-Hyderabad in the formulation of oral tablets used in the treatment of kala-azar or black fever has come to the aid of black fungus patients. Amphotericin B has been a lifeline for thousands of patients around the world suffering from black fever or fungal infections, including the dreaded black fungus. Read …

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Mucormycosis: Black fungus drug Amphotericin B to be available for Rs 1200
3 years, 7 months ago

Mucormycosis: Black fungus drug Amphotericin B to be available for Rs 1200

India TV News  

Maharashtra-based Genetic Life Sciences on Thursday began manufacturing Amphotericin B Emulsion injections, used for treating mucormycosis or black fungus. In COVID-19 patients with diabetes and immuno-suppressed individuals, one must suspect of mucormycosis if there is sinusitis, one-side facial pain or numbness, blackish discoloration over the bridge of the nose or palate, toothache, blurred or double vision with pain, skin lesion, …

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20 People Affected by Black Fungus in Puducherry: Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan
3 years, 7 months ago

20 People Affected by Black Fungus in Puducherry: Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan

News 18  

Puducherry Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Friday said 20 people including a couple of government staff were affected by Mucormycorsis or black fungus in the union territory and were receiving treatment. The territorial administration would soon issue a notification to declare black fungus a notifiable disease under the Epidemic Diseases Act 1897, she told reporters here after receiving 50 oxygen …

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Get black fungus drug from wherever available in world: Delhi HC to Centre
3 years, 7 months ago

Get black fungus drug from wherever available in world: Delhi HC to Centre

India Today  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Centre to take steps to import Amphotericin-B, used to treat black fungus or mucormycosis among the Covid-recovered patients, from "wherever it is available in the world" to bridge its shortage. The Delhi High Court asked the government to procure the drug "before we lose more precious lives" as cases of black fungus …

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'Superbug' That May Cause 'Next Pandemic' Found in Andaman: What Is This Deadly Fungus
3 years, 9 months ago

'Superbug' That May Cause 'Next Pandemic' Found in Andaman: What Is This Deadly Fungus

News 18  

While the world reels under one pandemic, scientists have already warned against the outbreak of the next pandemic of ‘superbug’ called Candida auris or C and the traces of the same have been found in the wilds of Andaman for the first time on March 16. Earlier, in 2012 a Germany-based report had suggested that 100 – 200 million Indians …

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Three American Frog Species Have Now Been Declared Extinct Because of Climate Change
4 years, 1 month ago

Three American Frog Species Have Now Been Declared Extinct Because of Climate Change

News 18  

Three Central American frog species have gone extinct and many others may soon follow as their populations are ravaged by a fungus that is spreading faster because of climate change, conservationists said Thursday. Among the 31 species added to the “extinct” category in the latest Red List update was the often magnificently colourful Chiriqui harlequin frog — which is actually …

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Ship of Theseus filmmaker Anand Gandhi announces his new project Emergence, set in a post-pandemic world
4 years, 5 months ago

Ship of Theseus filmmaker Anand Gandhi announces his new project Emergence, set in a post-pandemic world

Firstpost  

Anand Gandhi unveiled his new film Emergence on the seventh anniversary of Ship of Theseus Filmmaker Anand Gandhi unveiled a poster of his next project, Emergence, on the seventh anniversary of his film Ship Of Theseus on Sunday. Talking about the project, Gandhi said: “In Ship of Theseus, the character Charvaka says, ‘The fungus enters an ant’s body through its …

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Fungus modified with spider venom offers new hope in fight against malaria
5 years, 7 months ago

Fungus modified with spider venom offers new hope in fight against malaria

CNN  

CNN — Researchers have developed a new weapon in the fight against malaria – a fungus genetically engineered using a gene found in the venom of an Australian spider. Trials in Burkina Faso – a country with a high prevalence of malaria – found that a fungus, enhanced by the gene of the Australian Blue Mountains funnel web spider, killed …

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Health update: No clinical evidence of deadly fungus Candida auris in India yet
5 years, 9 months ago

Health update: No clinical evidence of deadly fungus Candida auris in India yet

India TV News  

The presence of the new deadly fungus Candida auris has not been detected in clinical practice in India yet, a doctor said here. However, Tarun Sahni, Senior Consultant, Internal Medicine, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, told IANS: "We have not seen the fungus yet in clinical practice in India." "When a new kind of infection emerges, existing drugs may not be strong …

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