Discovered the useful fungi

Discovered the useful fungi

You might have heard the story of the antibiotic - penicillin - which was discovered in the course of World War II, when she found a farm bacterial infected with fungus, had been prepared for the study in laboratory, and it marked the opening of major scientific, So the fungi have significant role also in the fight against human cancer, it is expected to be represented by fungi in the rainforests knock-on this dangerous disease. It's interesting that scientists their studies ice body of a man discovered in 1991 indicate that helped him to resist fungus creature arty neighborhood.

Fungi Stone Age: ice man gives a clear picture of what life in the Stone Age 5,000 years ago. It was found in his belt two pieces of walnut-sized later discovered she wooden fungi, this fungus is known in Russia as a wooden medical treatment , The fungus causes diarrhea for humans and uses an antibiotic. The fungus has helped wooden man on the ice mitigate the impact of parasites that were living in the colon in the body; they found the body of parasitic eggs.

Fungus that fights cancer: Scientists have found that some fungus produces treat (paclitaxel) inside the tree with which a symbiotic relationship. Scientists believe that the genes responsible for the production of this drug moved between the tree and fungi as a result of this symbiotic relationship. And diligent scientists and researchers to examine the possibility of producing this drug in large quantities to treat the needs of patients with cancer.

Other diseases resist fungus: Scientists believe there are more than twenty species of fungi that you did not know yet, and combines the National Cancer Institute A. Sample mushroom in almost year of tropical rain forest to see if they can be used in the treatment of certain diseases. The fungus has played an important role throughout history in the struggle against human disease.