How fungi make potent toxins that can contaminate food
Genetically engineering Aspergillus species to delete certain proteins stops mycotoxin production
![Color-enhanced scanning electron micrograph of the fungus Aspergillus nidulans shows fungal growths that look like broccoli clusters](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/101722_db_mycotoxins_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Genetically engineering the fungus Aspergillus nidulans (shown in this color-enhanced scanning electron micrograph) to delete certain proteins prevents the production of compounds called mycotoxins.
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