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Fungi are responsible for rotting fruit, crumbling brickwork and athlete’s foot. They have a mouldy reputation; but it’s their ability to destroy things that enables new life to grow. 90% of all plants depend on fungi to extract vital nutrients from the soil. And it’s probably thanks to fungi that the first plants were able to colonize land 450 million years ago. Professor Lynne Boddy shares her passion for fungi with Jim Al-Khalili and describes some of the vicious strategies they use to defend their territory. Direct strangulation and chemical weapons; it’s all happening underground.
BBC Radio 4 2016
Medical and Patient education videos
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European Respiratory Society: Should we be testing new drugs in the ‘real’ world where some patients smoke, are obese and have other comorbidities?
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European Respiratory Society: A revolutionary collaborative approach to research funding is providing new insights into the origins of chronic respiratory diseases.
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European Respiratory Society: Clean air is vitally important for people who live with aspergillosis. Chemical pollutants have the capacity to worsen symptoms and quality of life, PM2.5 particulates (mentioned in this video) include aspergillus and other fungal spores.
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European Respiratory Society launches its latest vision to support those with respiratory health difficulties throughout europe: encouraging patients to increase their levels of activity which is proven to improve lung health.
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Stewart Armstrong inspiring many people to do ‘Push-ups for aspergillosis’ to raise awareness and funds for aspergillosis research.
Facebook page (November 2015)
Also see the compelling video of Stewarts’ story as told by himself
