Learn how to stop mushrooms from overtaking your yard so you can maintain curb appeal, address drainage issues, and protect ...

Roses do not have thorns; they have prickles. But there ARE “thorns” in the rose garden. Their names are botrytis, black spot ...

It uses mandibles to chew through the wood creating a network of tunnels. The spores germinate and proliferate within the galleries inside trees and both, parent female and the larvae, feed on the ...

Once again, TikTok has spurred intense conversations relating to food safety. In recent weeks, a 2008 news story resurfaced on the social media platform, terrifying users about the dangers of ...

When exposed to nutrients present in compost, the spores in the biodegradable TPU germinate and break down the material at the end of its life cycle. “It’s an inherent property of these ...

They measured the reduction in spore germination compared with control strains that had been exposed to water instead of NaOCl. According to the study, spores from all three strains showed ...

For an infection to take hold, a spore must germinate and grow—and few fungi are able to do so inside of us. Of those that can— many cannot survive in those of us with healthy immune systems.

Gao introduced genes from other bacteria that form spores into B. subtilis to explore the idea that the mismatched proteins produced would interfere with germination. Much to his surprise ...