Science Features » Lichen http://www.usgs.gov/blogs/features Highlighted USGS science Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:39:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Nature’s Remedy? Lichens May Aid in Fight Against Deadly Wildlife Disease http://www.usgs.gov/blogs/features/usgs_top_story/natures-remedy-lichens-may-aid-in-fight-against-deadly-wildlife-disease/ http://www.usgs.gov/blogs/features/usgs_top_story/natures-remedy-lichens-may-aid-in-fight-against-deadly-wildlife-disease/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:01:37 +0000 ocweb http://www.usgs.gov/blogs/features/?p=110744 Two Cladonia Lichen Species Among Blueberry Plants

Two Cladonia Lichen Species Among Blueberry Plants

New USGS research shows that certain lichens can break down the infectious proteins responsible for chronic wasting disease, a troubling neurological disease fatal to wild deer and elk and spreading throughout the United States and Canada.

Learn more

]]> http://www.usgs.gov/blogs/features/usgs_top_story/natures-remedy-lichens-may-aid-in-fight-against-deadly-wildlife-disease/feed/ 0 lichen Two Cladonia Lichen Species Among Blueberry Plants