Q: My husband and I bought a lake cabin for our family to use in the summers. We’re doing some remodeling and have learned there’s black mold in the basement. What are the health risks of black mold?

Because molds reproduce by releasing clouds of microscopic spores, they can travel anywhere accessible by wind or water. In fact, the average person inhales between 1,000 and 10 billion spores per day ...

Using Aspergillus niger mold, we observe culture breeding and the formation of spores. Microscope images show the structure and method of mold reproduction, the properties of which are used in the ...