Fungal
adjective
Relating to fungi, a type of organisms like mushrooms, mold or yeast.
The mushrooms, a well-known type of fungal organisms, grow particularly well in damp settings.
Often appears as...
- fungal infection
- fungal disease
adjective
Caused by fungi.
She has a fungal infection in her foot.
Often appears as...
- fungal skin infection
- fungal nail infection
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Relating to fungi, a type of organisms like mushrooms, mold or yeast.
The mushrooms, a well-known type of fungal organisms, grow particularly well in damp settings.
Often appears as...
- fungal infection
- fungal disease
adjective
Caused by fungi.
She has a fungal infection in her foot.
Often appears as...
- fungal skin infection
- fungal nail infection
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Biological Context
The word 'fungal' is often used in biology and ecology to discuss organisms or ecosystems.
Fungal diversity is essential for forest ecosystems.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Implications
'Fungal' can imply something is unwelcome or damaging when talking about growth or infection.
The walls had a fungal growth that was hard to remove.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Misconception
Not all fungi are bad. 'Fungal' also relates to beneficial or edible mushrooms.
Fungal cultures are used to make delicious blue cheese.
Pro Tip 1/3Biological Context
The word 'fungal' is often used in biology and ecology to discuss organisms or ecosystems.
Fungal diversity is essential for forest ecosystems.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Implications
'Fungal' can imply something is unwelcome or damaging when talking about growth or infection.
The walls had a fungal growth that was hard to remove.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Misconception
Not all fungi are bad. 'Fungal' also relates to beneficial or edible mushrooms.
Fungal cultures are used to make delicious blue cheese.
Pro Tip 1/3Biological Context
The word 'fungal' is often used in biology and ecology to discuss organisms or ecosystems.
Fungal diversity is essential for forest ecosystems.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Implications
'Fungal' can imply something is unwelcome or damaging when talking about growth or infection.
The walls had a fungal growth that was hard to remove.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Misconception
Not all fungi are bad. 'Fungal' also relates to beneficial or edible mushrooms.
Fungal cultures are used to make delicious blue cheese.
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Video examples
6 ways mushrooms can...
The enzymes remanufactured the hydrocarbons into carbohydrates -- fungal sugars. Some of these mushrooms are very happy mushrooms. They're very large. They're showing how much nutrition that they could've obtained. But something else happened, which was an epiphany in my life. They sporulated, the spores attract insects,
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Could we survive...
Instead of trying to shield the human body, or rapidly repair damage, we could potentially engineer humans to adopt and express these fungal, melanin-based energy-harvesting systems. They'd then convert radiation into useful energy while protecting our DNA. This sounds pretty sci-fi,
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What if cracks in...
the tools to help itself. Scientists have discovered that some bacteria and fungi can produce minerals, including the calcium carbonate found in autogenous healing. Experimental blends of concrete include these bacterial or fungal spores alongside nutrients in their concrete mix,
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Why it’s so hard to cure...
Individuals of any age, sexual orientation, gender and race can contract HIV. Once inside the body, HIV infects cells that are part of the immune system. It particularly targets helper T cells, which help defend the body against bacterial and fungal infections.
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Zombie Parasites PIPE Nat...
that you can see the fungal tissue through the eye membrane. So this is a video of an ant this is a different species of ant. That's also been infected by this cordyceps fungus-- Ophiocordyceps fungus. It's in its last hour of life. It's just twitching there
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Can plants talk to each...
can travel to a healthy plant and prompt it to turn on its immune system, too. These advance warnings increase the plants chance of survival. Bean plants also eavesdrop on each other's health through these fungal conduits. An aphid investation in one plant
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Why bats don't get sick...
granting them lifespans as long as 41 years. Of course, bats aren’t totally invincible to disease, whether caused by bacteria, unfamiliar viruses, or even fungi. Bat populations have been ravaged by a fungal infection called white-nose syndrome,
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Why is meningitis so...
In the worst cases, it causes death within a day. Fortunately, that’s rare for patients who receive early medical treatment. The disease primarily comes in three fungal, viral, and bacterial-- the last being the most deadly by far,
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What is dust made of? -...
Household dust also contains substances that blow in from the wider world. Depending on the local geology, finely ground quartz, coal, or volcanic ash might enter the air as atmospheric dust, along with pollen and fungal spores.
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This Fungus Turns...
developing underground these insects emerged in 2021 to a world dominated by a human pandemic little did they know that a different airborne killer would soon be coming for them microscopic fungal spores carry in the
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6 ways mushrooms can...
The enzymes remanufactured the hydrocarbons into carbohydrates -- fungal sugars. Some of these mushrooms are very happy mushrooms. They're very large. They're showing how much nutrition that they could've obtained. But something else happened, which was an epiphany in my life. They sporulated, the spores attract insects,
Video examples
Could we survive...
Instead of trying to shield the human body, or rapidly repair damage, we could potentially engineer humans to adopt and express these fungal, melanin-based energy-harvesting systems. They'd then convert radiation into useful energy while protecting our DNA. This sounds pretty sci-fi,
Video examples
What if cracks in...
the tools to help itself. Scientists have discovered that some bacteria and fungi can produce minerals, including the calcium carbonate found in autogenous healing. Experimental blends of concrete include these bacterial or fungal spores alongside nutrients in their concrete mix,
Video examples
Why it’s so hard to cure...
Individuals of any age, sexual orientation, gender and race can contract HIV. Once inside the body, HIV infects cells that are part of the immune system. It particularly targets helper T cells, which help defend the body against bacterial and fungal infections.
Video examples
Zombie Parasites PIPE Nat...
that you can see the fungal tissue through the eye membrane. So this is a video of an ant this is a different species of ant. That's also been infected by this cordyceps fungus-- Ophiocordyceps fungus. It's in its last hour of life. It's just twitching there
Video examples
Can plants talk to each...
can travel to a healthy plant and prompt it to turn on its immune system, too. These advance warnings increase the plants chance of survival. Bean plants also eavesdrop on each other's health through these fungal conduits. An aphid investation in one plant
Video examples
Why bats don't get sick...
granting them lifespans as long as 41 years. Of course, bats aren’t totally invincible to disease, whether caused by bacteria, unfamiliar viruses, or even fungi. Bat populations have been ravaged by a fungal infection called white-nose syndrome,
Video examples
Why is meningitis so...
In the worst cases, it causes death within a day. Fortunately, that’s rare for patients who receive early medical treatment. The disease primarily comes in three fungal, viral, and bacterial-- the last being the most deadly by far,
Video examples
What is dust made of? -...
Household dust also contains substances that blow in from the wider world. Depending on the local geology, finely ground quartz, coal, or volcanic ash might enter the air as atmospheric dust, along with pollen and fungal spores.
Video examples
This Fungus Turns...
developing underground these insects emerged in 2021 to a world dominated by a human pandemic little did they know that a different airborne killer would soon be coming for them microscopic fungal spores carry in the
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Quote examples
Paul Stamets
American Scientist
If you look on the fungal genome as being soldier candidates protecting the U.S. as our host defense, not only for the ecosystem but for our population... we should be saving our old-growth forests as a matter of national defense.
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Paul Stamets
American Scientist
Chaga is one of the weirdest mushrooms you may ever see. A fungal parasite found on birch trees, Chaga is a hardened, blackened, crusty formation that looks like a bursting tumor.
Quote examples
Paul Stamets
American Scientist
If you look on the fungal genome as being soldier candidates protecting the U.S. as our host defense, not only for the ecosystem but for our population... we should be saving our old-growth forests as a matter of national defense.
Quote examples
Paul Stamets
American Scientist
Chaga is one of the weirdest mushrooms you may ever see. A fungal parasite found on birch trees, Chaga is a hardened, blackened, crusty formation that looks like a bursting tumor.
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