Influential Mycologists

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Suzanne Simard: The Secret World of Mycorrhizal...

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Suzanne Simard revealed a hidden world under our feet where fungi connect trees in a vast, intelligent network. This is the story of the Wood-Wide Web.

Suzanne Simard: The Secret World of Mycorrhizal...

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Suzanne Simard revealed a hidden world under our feet where fungi connect trees in a vast, intelligent network. This is the story of the Wood-Wide Web.

The Mushroom Seeker: How Gastón Guzmán Mapped the World of Sacred Fungi

The Mushroom Seeker: How Gastón Guzmán Mapped t...

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Imagine, for a moment, stepping into a forgotten room in a university. Dust motes dance in the slivers of light, illuminating shelves of neglected specimens. For most, it would be...

The Mushroom Seeker: How Gastón Guzmán Mapped t...

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Imagine, for a moment, stepping into a forgotten room in a university. Dust motes dance in the slivers of light, illuminating shelves of neglected specimens. For most, it would be...

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The Enduring Legacy of Alexander H. Smith

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Alexander H. Smith's landmark Mushroom Hunter's Field Guide brought mycology from the lab to the people, bridging the world of science with everyday enthusiasts. 

The Enduring Legacy of Alexander H. Smith

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Alexander H. Smith's landmark Mushroom Hunter's Field Guide brought mycology from the lab to the people, bridging the world of science with everyday enthusiasts. 

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 R. Gordon Wasson and the Quest That Changed th...

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Meet R. Gordon Wasson, the banking exec who became the father of ethnomycology. His mushroom quest changed history, for better and worse. 

 R. Gordon Wasson and the Quest That Changed th...

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Meet R. Gordon Wasson, the banking exec who became the father of ethnomycology. His mushroom quest changed history, for better and worse. 

Roger Heim: The Unsung Mycologist Who Unlocked the World of Magic Mushrooms

Roger Heim: The Unsung Mycologist Who Unlocked ...

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Imagine a sprawling mycelial network, hidden from sight but brimming with potential. For much of his life, the brilliant French scientist Roger Heim was that network—a master of fungal classification,...

Roger Heim: The Unsung Mycologist Who Unlocked ...

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Imagine a sprawling mycelial network, hidden from sight but brimming with potential. For much of his life, the brilliant French scientist Roger Heim was that network—a master of fungal classification,...

A Fleck of Mold, A Revolution: The Fungal Story of the Alexander Fleming Discovery

A Fleck of Mold, A Revolution: The Fungal Story...

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Imagine a cluttered London laboratory in the late summer of 1928. A bacteriologist, a thoughtful Scotsman named Alexander Fleming, returns from holiday to a stack of petri dishes. He’s not...

A Fleck of Mold, A Revolution: The Fungal Story...

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Imagine a cluttered London laboratory in the late summer of 1928. A bacteriologist, a thoughtful Scotsman named Alexander Fleming, returns from holiday to a stack of petri dishes. He’s not...