Fungi play vital roles in the biosphere. They are essential to the recycling of nutrients in all terrestrial habitats because they are the dominant decomposers of the complex components of plant debris, such as cellulose and lignin.
A brochure is an informative paper document (often also used for advertising), that can be folded into a template, pamphlet or leaflet. Brochures are promotional documents, primarily used to introduce a company, organization, products or services and inform prospective customers or members of the public of the benefits.
This brochure describes the goals, nature, and some of the advances made possible by basic biomedical research. While it is intended primarily for high-school and college students and their teachers, we hope that it will be of interest to many others as well.