635 million-year-old fungi-like microfossil that bailed us out of an ice age discovered – 7thSpace Interactive

635 million-year-old fungi-like microfossil that bailed us out of an ice age discovered
When you think of fungi, what comes to mind may be a crucial ingredient in a recipe or their amazing ability to break down dead organic matter into vital nutrients. But new research by Shuhai Xiao, a professor of geosciences with the Virginia Tech College of Science, and Tian Gan, a visiting Ph.D. student in the Xiao lab, highlights yet another important role that fungi have played throughout the Earth’s history:…

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