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Climate change may make mushrooms more dangerous to humans

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Higher environmental temperatures can cause mutations in fungi that lead to increased infectivity, more aggressive growth, or resistance to multiple anti-fungal medications. Microbiologist examining cultures of mold and fungi in Petri dishes. getty Public health officials have long been concerned that rising temperatures on Earth could cause fungi to become more harmful to humans. Oh, … Read more

The study says that 280 million Google Chrome users installed dangerous extensions

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How secure are Google Chrome extensions? SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Two new reports reveal starkly different opinions about the security of Chrome browser extensions. Google says less than 1% of all installations involve malware, while university researchers say 280 million users installed malware-laden extensions over a three-year period. Neither number fills me with much … Read more