Environmental mould infecting people

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Researchers discover drug-resistant environmental mould is capable of infecting people. A new study led by Imperial College London finds that drug-resistant mould is spreading from the environment and infecting susceptible people’s lungs. The researchers found six cases of people infected with a drug-resistant form of a fungi called Aspergillus fumigatus that could be traced back to […]

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Fungus leather substitute could be eco-friendlier

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“Promising” fungal leather substitute that looks and feels like traditional leather could be more sustainable and cheaper than animal and plastic versions. In a new review paper by the University of Vienna, Imperial College London, and RMIT University in Australia, researchers argue that leather made from fungi has “considerable potential” to be the best leather […]

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