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On the editorial desk, Suresh Krishnan is a staff writer at Biology Insights covering microbiology. He has spent 12 years in journalism, beginning in general assignment reporting for local newspapers before shifting his work toward the life sciences. Based in Whitefish, Montana, Krishnan writes about the microscopic organisms that shape human health and the environment.

How Big Are Mushroom Spores and Why Does Their Size Matter?
Is a Mushroom a Herbivore? The Role of Fungi
Do Mushrooms Use Photosynthesis to Get Their Energy?
Why Do Mushrooms Appear After It Rains?
Are Mushrooms and Fungi the Same Thing?
Are Mushrooms Living Things? The Biology of Fungi
Do Mushrooms Have Seeds? How Fungi Reproduce
Why Are Mushrooms Such Effective Decomposers?
What Causes a Fairy Ring and How Do They Form?
Do Mushrooms Have Genders or Mating Types?
Mycology Is the Study of What? Fungi and Their Importance
Are Mushrooms Flora or Fauna? Why They Are Neither
Do Mushrooms Have Hair? The Truth About Fungal Features
What Does the Cap of a Mushroom Do?
What Do Fairy Rings Mean? The Science and Folklore
Are Fungi and Mushrooms the Same Thing?
The Meaning and Purpose of Graveyard Moss
What Temperature Can Cordyceps Survive?
Are Mushrooms Perennial? The Hidden Life of Fungi
Is Fungi a Vegetable? The Biological Answer
Can Mushrooms Make Music? The Science of Sonification
Does Fungi Go Through Photosynthesis?
How Many Fungi Species Are There in the World?
What Are Endophytic Microorganisms and Their Benefits?
What is Nostoc Cyanobacteria and Why is it Important?
Why a Yeast Plant Is Actually a Fungus
Penicillium Chrysogen: The Mold That Makes Penicillin
What Is Physarum? The Brainless, Thinking Slime Mold
Spore Dispersal and Dormancy in Fungi, Bacteria, and Algae
Spores: Survival, Dispersal, and Growth Mechanisms