A new fungus that infects cave spiders and turns them into "zombies" was discovered in a Victorian gunpowder store at Castle Espie in Northern Ireland during filming for a TV show.
While the relationship between the fungus and spiders is interesting, Evans noted the endpoint of this research should be the potential human medicines that could come from the antibiotics and other substances the fungus produces. “It’s a medicinal treasure chest,” he said.
Oh no, haha. What could go wrong?
On a more serious note, new antibiotics could be interesting. I hope we continue to research antifungals in an increasingly warm world.
I also hope we do more research into phages, which seems very promising for things like drug-resistant TB, drug resistant STDs, etc.
Oh no, haha. What could go wrong?
On a more serious note, new antibiotics could be interesting. I hope we continue to research antifungals in an increasingly warm world.
I also hope we do more research into phages, which seems very promising for things like drug-resistant TB, drug resistant STDs, etc.
We really need better antifungals. Fungal infections can be quite yard to treat, and the few options we have are brutal on the body.