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 ...

Making a discovery with the potential for innovative applications in pharmaceutical development, a West Virginia University ...

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.

Morning glories (Convolvulaceae) are known for having symbiotic relationships with fungi that produce ergot alkaloids. These are the mycotoxins from which some hallucinogens, along with powerful ...

She was studying how morning glories disperse protective chemicals called "ergot alkaloids" through their roots when she saw evidence of a fungus. "We had a ton of plants lying around and they had ...