The NASA team's innovative approach focuses on using mycelium to grow habitats on the Moon or Mars, reducing waste and simplifying shelter setup for astronauts.
This latest one jumps on the fungal-panic bandwagon: Saylor has nipped back 100 years to locate the original spores at the root of a pestilence that has eradicated most of life on Earth.
When such spores land on an ant they can germinate and burrow themselves through the exoskeleton of the insect to infect. However, in humans, the process of infection is likely to be a little bit different.
"The fungus invades the skin tissue of hibernating bats and causes them to wake too often or too early during winter, depleting their precious fat stores when there's scant food."
