Tag: Fungal

Fungal Machines


Free Download Fungal Machines: Sensing and Computing with Fungi
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031383354 | 708 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 150 MB
This unique book explores fungi as sensors, electronic devices, and potential future computers, offering eco-friendly alternatives to traditional electronics. Fungi are ancient, widely distributed organisms ranging from microscopic single cells to massive mycelium spanning hectares. They possess senses similar to humans, detecting light, chemicals, gases, gravity, and electric fields. It covers fungal electrical activity, sensors, electronics, computing prototypes, and fungal language. Authored by leading experts from diverse fields, the book is accessible to readers of all backgrounds, from high-schoolers to professors. It reveals the remarkable potential of fungal machines while minimizing environmental impact.

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Fungal Associations


Free Download Fungal Associations by Bertold Hock
English | PDF | 2012 | 341 Pages | ISBN : 3642308252 | 1 MB
This new edition of Fungal Associations focuses on mycorrhizas, lichens and fungal-bacterial symbioses. It has been completely revised, updated and expanded. Renowned experts present thorough reviews and discuss the most recent findings on molecular interactions between fungi and plants or bacteria that lead to morphological alterations and novel properties in the symbionts. New insights into the beneficial impact of fungal associations on ecosystem health are provided and documented with striking examples.

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Evolution of Fungi and Fungal-Like Organisms


Free Download Evolution of Fungi and Fungal-Like Organisms by Stefanie Pöggeler, Timothy James
English | PDF EPUB (True) | 2023 | 331 Pages | ISBN : 3031291980 | 42.7 MB
Sequence analyses of numerous fungal genomes over the past two decades have provided us with extensive insights into the phylogenetic relationships of fungi and the distribution of genes and their inferred functions, across the fungal kingdom. It is now possible to answer questions about the origin of the fungal kingdom and fungal evolution with an analytical precision that was not possible before.

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Diagnosis and Treatment of Fungal Infections, Third Edition


Free Download Diagnosis and Treatment of Fungal Infections, Third Edition by Duane R. Hospenthal, Michael G. Rinaldi, Thomas J. Walsh
English | PDF (True) | 2023 | 426 Pages | ISBN : 3031358023 | 31.1 MB
Diagnosis and Treatment of Fungal Infections, 3rd Edition contains the latest research and clinical evidence on fungal infections in humans. Updated again by globally recognized experts, this concise text is divided into sections dedicated to the patient approach, laboratory and radiological diagnosis, systemic antifungal agents, mycoses, and instructive cases. It is a concise but comprehensive resource for use in conjunction with patient care duties and in teaching. It is the perfect guide for hospital-based primary care physicians, oncologists, critical care specialists, and infectious disease fellows with limited training or experience in the identification and management of fungal infections.

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