Polydopamine (PDA) is the most typical kind of synthetic melanin, which possesses
interesting properties such as antioxidation, photoprotection, metal chelation, and energy …

Developing efficient, sustainable, and biocompatible high‐tech nanoplatforms derived from
naturally existing components in living organisms is highly beneficial for diverse advanced …

Melanin is ubiquitous in living organisms across different biological kingdoms of life, making
it an important, natural biomaterial. Its presence in nature from microorganisms to higher …

Melanins are ancient biological pigments found in all kingdoms of life. In fungi, their role in
microbial pathogenesis is well established; however, these complex biomolecules also …

Life on Earth has always existed in the flux of ionizing radiation. However, fungi seem to
interact with the ionizing radiation differently from other inhabitants of the Earth. Recent data …

Living Color is the first book to investigate the social history of skin color from prehistory to
the present, showing how our body's most visible trait influences our social interactions in …

Conidia are specialized structures produced at the end of the asexual life cycle of most
filamentous fungi. They are responsible for fungal dispersal and environmental persistence …

Fungi can produce myriad secondary metabolites, including pigments. Some of these
pigments play a positive role in human welfare while others are detrimental. This paper …

Activatable theranostics fight against diseases through the combination of diagnostic and
therapeutic moieties.[1] With the rapid development of biomedical imaging techniques …

Fungi share a diverse co-evolutionary history with animals, especially arthropods. In this
review, we focus on the role of secondary metabolism in driving antagonistic arthropod …