Light-Activated Molecular Machines Kill Pathogenic Fungi
HOUSTON, Feb. 9, 2023 — In the game-turned-TV series, The Last of Us, post-apocalyptic survivors Joel and Ellie make their way across the U.S., outrunning zombie hordes while coping with societal collapse, all caused by a nasty mutation in the parasitic Cordyceps fungus, leading to an even nastier mass infection. Luckily, in everyday life, a stubborn athlete’s foot infection cannot turn any of us into mildewy zombies. However, COVID, climate change, and other factors have made invasive fungal infections a