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Erin Carr, a postdoctoral researcher, displays a petri dish containing Exophiala viscosa, a novel fungus she isolated, characterized and genome sequenced. The dark brown, iridescent colonies are surrounded by a shadowy halo of secreted melanin, highlighting the organism’s striking pigmentation and potential for biotechnological applications.

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