Hidden in the seed coat of a common plant, an elusive fungus has finally been found. It may lead to better treatments for ...

Researchers are learning more about how the fungus coexists with the morning glory, and their findings are a real trip.

An elusive fungus capable of generating quantities of a compound used to synthesize the hallucinogen LSD has finally been ...

At West Virginia University (WVU), Corinne Hazel, an undergraduate major in environmental microbiology, examined morning ...

These same ergot alkaloids were modified by Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann when he invented LSD in the late 1930s. Hoffman ...

A West Virginia University student has identified an elusive fungus that contains psychedelic chemicals similar to LSD.

P. clandestina is very efficient at producing large amounts of ergot alkaloids, the researchers found. The toxic nature of these chemicals likely helps protect the plant from being eaten ...

Scientists have made a discovery which long evaded the father of LSD – after 'stumbling' across the discovery experts have ...

A WVU microbiology student discovered a new fungus, Periglandula clandestina, with potential therapeutic properties for ...

A year later, Stoll isolated ergotamine from ergot and the substance went on to treat migraine headaches. It was introduced onto the market as Gynergen in 1921. In 1918, all three companies ...