What if the best crop protectors aren’t chemicals — but the viruses living inside fungi?

In this video, we explore how mycoviruses could become powerful, self-spreading tools for sustainable agriculture — reshaping plant health from the inside out.

https://youtu.be/CGxSWkF762g?si=NERFkJY2J1bHdxFw

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I've seen many strange things in the lab. Here is a good example:

A bit of weird green/ blue yeasts from PhD student John🍄👽🍄👽

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Our newest preprint is right here !⬇️⬇️⬇️
#Mycovirus, like a good friend, supports its host #Aspergillus fumigatus in all spheres of life :)
It enhances fungal virulence, survival, and tolerance to stresses!
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https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.02.16.580674v1