The time it takes to grow new skin for burns victims could be improved thanks to a new method of cell cultivation using algae ...

Fungi are increasingly resistant to antifungals, and the variation in resistance has significantly increased. This is evident ...

Penn engineering researchers modified a fungus called Aspergillus flavus, which may have caused lung disease and illness in archeologists who discovered King Tut’s tomb.

A dreaded fungus known to inhabit tombs has been reconstituted as a treatment for leukemia and is performing as effectively ...

Aspergillus flavus is a toxic crop fungus that has been linked to deaths in the excavation of ancient tombs. It was recently used in a test against leukemia cells and resulted in those cells being ...

A new research project led by James Cook University (JCU) and the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) is investigating the use of seaweed as a potential alternative to traditional cell culture ...

Bioassay-directed fractionation of a fermentation of Pochonia bulbinosa, culture 38G272, led to the isolation of a series of structurally novel, prospective cell wall-active lipopeptides. The main ...

Researchers have discovered that Aspergillus flavus, a toxic fungus previously associated with the "curse of the pharaohs," produces compounds with potent anti-cancer activity. These compounds, named ...

A deadly fungus behind the so-called curse of Tutankhamun ’s tomb can be harnessed to fight cancer, scientists have discovered. Aspergillus flavus, a toxic fungus linked to deaths in the excavations ...

The deadly fungus credited with killing the archaeologists that opened the tomb of King Tut might become a treatment for cancer ...

From cursed tomb fungus to cancer cure: Aspergillus flavus yields potent new drug Pharaoh's Curse fungus transformed to fight leukemia. Date: June 23, 2025 Source: University of Pennsylvania ...

Penn-led researchers have engineered a powerful cancer-fighting compound from Aspergillus flavus, a toxic fungus linked to ancient tomb deaths. The modified molecules showed potent effects against ...