New antifungals offer a glimmer of hope ...

A new multi-institutional study led by researchers at Michigan State University has characterized how fungi adapt to restructure their cell walls, effectively thwarting current antifungal medications.

Bacterial cells close bacterial cell A microscopic individual cell of a bacterium. have a more simple structure compared to animal, plant and fungal cells and are usually much smaller.

Amphotericin is a proven antifungal medication that makes the fungal cell walls more permeable, allowing the siRNA to penetrate the fungal cells and specifically inhibit three crucial genes ...