Fungal viruses and a 100-million-piece jigsaw puzzle

Root rot causes annual losses worth tens of millions of euros to the forestry industry.   Eeva Vainio, Research Professor at the Natural Resources Institute Finland, hunts for viruses that infect wood-decay fungi and studies their properties. The goal: to use these diseases to control decay fungi and save the forestry industry tens of millions … Continue reading Fungal viruses and a 100-million-piece jigsaw puzzle