Deadly fungus 'spreading in US, Canada'A potentially deadly strain of fungus is spreading among animals and people in the northwestern United States and the Canadian province of British Columbia, according to researchers. The airborne fungus, called Cryptococcus gattii, usually More… |
Egypt plants new wheat strains to fight fungusEgypt, the world's top wheat importer, is introducing new wheat varieties resistant to a mutant form of stem rust, an airborne fungus with the ability to annihilate entire crops. 'We have already started using these seeds and 40 to More… |