The rare Antrodia cinnamomea fungus (also known as Taiwanofungus camphoratus) is only found in Taiwan, and is associated with one particular type of endangered tree. Long used for herbal medicines, ...

A sample of Aspergillus flavus cultured in the Gao Lab. “Fungi gave us penicillin,” said Sherry Gao, a study co-author and UPenn chemical and biomolecular engineer, said in a statement. “These results ...

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Qiuyue Nie (left), the paper’s first author and postdoctoral fellow in the department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and Applied ...

A toxic fungus has been transformed into a potent cancer-fighting compound. Penn-led researchers have turned a deadly fungus into a potent cancer-fighting compound. After isolating a new class of ...

Endophytic fungus from from Madagascar periwinkle offers a greener, cheaper way to produce the cancer drug vinblastine.