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- noun genus of fungi with black perithecia used extensively in genetic research; includes some forms with orange spore masses that cause severe damage in bakeries
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Study the effects of weightlessness on neurospora to see if any genetic damage is done by extended voyages in space.
Space Michener, James 1982
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