Scientists are suggesting there may be a brand new type of life — or, at least, that one existed back in the day.

Antifungal drugs target molecules in the fungal cell wall, a flexible but rigid outer layer that provides the cell protection. By rupturing the protective structure, the drugs kill the fungal cell ...

Mandimycin, which targets a different essential fungi cell resource than other antifungal drugs, should harm other cell types as collateral — but doesn’t.

Fungal DNA is present in various types of cancer, according to two studies published yesterday (September 29) in Cell. The findings add support to a hypothesized link between fungi and certain cancers ...

Their cell structure is simpler than the cells of animals, plants and fungi. Size Most are 5 μm - 100 μm. Most are 0.2 μm - 2.0 μm. Outer layers of cell Cell membrane, surrounded by cell wall ...