Could a legendary tomb curse become a medical miracle? Scientists may have reengineered Aspergillus flavus, linked to King ...

A fatal fungus once thought to be a curse could potentially help fight disease. Scientists discovered molecules in a fungus ...

The same deadly fungus is now being looked at as a potential cancer treatment. The therapy detailed in this new study is a ...

Credit: Shutterstock A toxic mold once feared for causing mysterious deaths in ancient tombs is now at the center of a ...

In a remarkable twist of science, researchers have transformed a fungus long associated with death into a potential weapon ...

The toxic fungus Aspergillus flavus— known as the “Pharaoh’s Curse” due to its role in the deaths of archaeologists who ...

In the 1970s, a dozen scientists entered the tomb of Casimir IV in Poland. Within weeks, 10 of them died from Aspergillus ...

Aspergillus flavus is a toxic crop fungus that has been linked to deaths in the excavation of ancient tombs. It was recently ...

These results show that many more medicines derived from natural products remain to be found,” one professor said.

Scientists have found that a deadly tomb fungus called Aspergillus flavus may hold the key to promising new treatments for leukemia.

When people died after entering the ancient pyramids for the first time it was blamed on a Pharaoh's Curse or Mummy's Revenge ...