Narrator: What would you do if a fungus invaded your body, and started consuming you from the inside? It sounds like something out of a horror film, but that's actually what happens to a certain type ...
In the remote Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, a rare fungus grows inside dead caterpillars. In traditional Chinese medicine, this ...
The selection of spider-infecting zombie parasites, stone-camouflaged plants, and a “fire demon flower” is certainly worth a ...
Researchers have found that the fungus Cordyceps militaris contains a key ingredient that could be used to attack tumor cells. Reading time 2 minutes A deadly pest in caterpillars may very well help ...
New research by scientists at the University of Nottingham’s School of Pharmacy demonstrates how a chemical produced by a caterpillar fungus can help slow down the growth of cancer cells. Using ...
A fungus called Ophiocordyceps sinensis, also known as caterpillar fungus, is found in the Himalayas and often used in traditional medicine to treat illnesses like cancer. Researchers in the United ...
A type of fungus that grows on caterpillars can slow down growth of cancer cells, new research has found. Cordycepin, a chemical produced by a parasitic fungus that infects the animals, interacts with ...
New research into a chemical produced by a caterpillar fungus that has shown promise as a possible cancer treatment has revealed how it interacts with genes to interrupt cell growth signals. The ...
Cordyceps is a parasitic fungus that sprouts long, slender orange stems out of the heads of certain dead caterpillars in the high mountain regions of China. For G.O.A.T. Fuel energy drink founder ...
New research into a chemical produced by a caterpillar fungus that has shown promise as a possible cancer treatment has revealed how it interacts with genes to interrupt cell growth signals. The ...
It can sell for up to three times its weight in gold and can cost as much as about $63,000 per pound. Some towns in the Himalayas rely on collecting and selling this fungus for a living. Visit ...