Magnifying the MicroAmazon: Searching for potential new medicines where biodiversity boils over
Deep in the Peruvian Amazon Rain Forest, microorganisms are thriving within a river so hot, it boils. U-M graduate student Rosa Vásquez iexploring the Boiling River’s ecosystem, searching for genetic clues that explain how these organisms have evolved to survive in their scalding surroundings.
Research Highlight: New study reveals how some fungi initiate a crucial chemical reaction in nature’s lab
An international team of researchers has decoded the complex process that fungi use to build an important class of bioactive compounds.