Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have created a self-repairing, living textile from the fungus Cordyceps militaris, capable of regrowing over damaged areas when supplied with fresh fungal material. The fabric is built entirely from interwoven fungal filaments called hyphae, with colour, water repellency, and UV protection added by introducing engineered yeast and other fungal species directly into the living material. The textile biodegrades almost completely in

A comprehensive review published in Precision Nutrition catalogues antileukemic activity across 53 mushroom species, spanning compounds that trigger cancer cell death, halt cell division, and stimulate immune responses against leukaemia cells. The mechanisms identified include apoptosis induction, cell cycle arrest, and modulation of key signalling pathways, with effects demonstrated primarily in laboratory and animal models. Clinical evidence remains sparse and preliminary,