One of scientists’ biggest fears about fungi and global warming is slowly starting to play out as temperatures soar.
One thing about fungi that makes them so hard to treat is their chitinous cell wall. When you try to penetrate that, you cause systemic upsets. Fungal infections are a biatch.
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One thing about fungi that makes them so hard to treat is their chitinous cell wall. When you try to penetrate that, you cause systemic upsets. Fungal infections are a biatch.