The colors of life: an interdisciplinary artist-in-residence project to research fungal pigments as a gateway to empathy and understanding of microbial life

Abstract Background Biological pigmentation is one of the most intriguing traits of many fungi. It holds significance to scientists, as a sign of biochemical metabolism and organism-environment interaction, and to artists, as the source of natural colors that capture the beauty of the microbial worl...

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Main Authors: Sunanda Sharma, Vera Meyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-01-01
Series:Fungal Biology and Biotechnology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40694-021-00130-7