#blackfungus — Public Fediverse posts
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#InTheNews - #Radiation eating fungus. Savior or #NuclearIndustry PR? I've always been fascinated by the #RadiotrophicFungus. But is it truly performing #Radiosynthesis? What is the "chemical byproduct"? Also, I do remember reading about #FukushimaBlackMold and #SpaceFungus on the #ISS. Hmmmm....
Species in #Chernobyl disaster zone is mutating to feed on nuclear radiation
By CHRIS MELORE, US ASSISTANT SCIENCE EDITOR, 1 December 2025
"Nearly 40 years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine, scientists have discovered a form of life that's thriving on the radiation that's been left behind.
A strange black fungus called #CladosporiumSphaerospermum, found growing on abandoned reactor walls, hasn't just learned to survive the deadly fallout, but several strains now grow faster when radiation is present and even move towards it."
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Eyeball-destroying “black fungus” cases spike to over 30,000 in India - Enlarge / A suspected mucormycosis black fungus patient receives examination at a... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1775035 #infectiousdisease #mucormycosis #blackfungus #covid-19 #diabetes #science #india
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All states with 0 cases of black fungus are relatively less industrialized? More active lifestyles = lower blood sugar?
Lower overall caseloads so fewer covid patients to begin with? But WB has lots. Going to sit with this puzzle a bit. #BlackFungus
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The Union Health Ministry has sent out a letter to all states asking them to make #mucormycosis, or #blackfungus, a notifiable disease under the Epidemic Diseases Act 1897. #Epidemic @[email protected] https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/india/after-rajasthan-telangana-declare-black-fungus-as-epidemic-centre-asks-all-states-to-follow-suit
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Rare, flesh-eating “black fungus” rides COVID’s coattails in India - Enlarge / A health worker exits an ambulance outside a quarantine center in the G... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1764334 #immunocompromised #infectiousdisease #mucormycosis #publichealth #blackfungus #covid-19 #diabetes #science #india