Going from a single spore to a finished fungi-derived leather product takes a couple of weeks. But raising a cow to maturity for bovine leather can take several years.
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A simple chemical reaction turns the red pigment of beets into a new, nontoxic blue dye.
There is no solution to the unethical, unsustainable fashion industry – yet
Before being qualified as "magic", certain mushrooms were considered sacred by the ancient peoples of Mexico. We explore their history and relationship to Mesoamerican religion and medicine.
Wander in the dark forest and you might spot the radioactive glow of the ghost fungus.
Research shows therapeutic psilocybin to be a safe and effective antidote to end-of-life anxiety and depression. Does prohibition therefore violate our right to "life, liberty and security?"
There is more to sex than male and female. For some species there are hundreds and even thousands of sexes and mating types.
Mushrooms, long popular on pizza and in cooking, are getting more attention for their health benefits. Here are some reasons you might want to add them to your grocery list and not just your pizza.
The global mushroom industry is worth $35 billion yearly and growing. But mushrooms and other fungi play important ecological roles that scientists are still learning about – and some may be endangered.
Luminous fungi have evolved pale green light to attract insects to spread their spores.
Mycologists – scientists who study fungi – estimate there are up to five million species of fungi on Earth. Of these, only about 2%, or 100,000 species, have been formally described. So where are the other…
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Research scientist, CSIRO
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Research scientist, CSIRO
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Lecturer in Environmental, Forest and Wood Sciences, Bangor University
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Maître de conférence, histoire, Labex Tepsis – Mondes Américains (EHESS), Université Paris Nanterre – Université Paris Lumières
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Professor of Environmental and Forest Biology, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
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Professor Emeritus of Food Science, Penn State
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Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Biological Sciences, Professor of Biological Sciences and Biomedical Informatics, and Director of the Vanderbilt Evolutionary Studies Initiative, Vanderbilt University
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