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This company is using mushrooms to reduce plastic waste

Posted on November 13, 2019 by MycognosticNovember 18, 2019
Mycelium provides a natural alternative to packaging materials made out styrofoam

Companies are experimenting to industrialize techniques similar to those I used in my Fungus Face Experiment to replace non-biodegradable packaging materials like styrofoam.  Story by Millie Dent, CNN Business Video by Alfredo Alcantàra & Bronte Lord, CNN Business New York-based … Continue reading →

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Mushroom Podcast

Posted on August 29, 2019 by MycognosticNovember 18, 2019

Check out this podcast about fungi I did with the Teach Me Tiger team: This week, we are talking about MUSHROOMS. A friend joins us to teach us all about fungi. We learn about fruiting bodies, bespoke antibiotics, the mycelial … Continue reading →

Posted in Forays, Indoor Growing, Medicinal, News, Outdoor Growing

Study finds fungi, not plant matter, responsible for most carbon sequestration in northern forests

Posted on March 13, 2019 by MycognosticNovember 18, 2019

(by Bob Yirka , Phys.org ) —A new study undertaken by a diverse group of scientists in Sweden has found that contrary to popular belief, most of the carbon that is sequestered in northern boreal forests comes about due to … Continue reading →

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Magic Mushrooms could heal damaged brain cells in people suffering from depression, study shows

Posted on June 12, 2018 by MycognosticNovember 18, 2019
This figure shows the effects of three psychedelics, DMT, LSD, amphetamines (DOI) and one control (VEH) on neurons in the prefrontal cortex (Ly et al)

Psychedelics could be ‘next generation’ of safer treatments for mental health Alex Matthews-King | Health Correspondent | The Independant “One of the hallmarks of depression is that the neurites in the prefrontal cortex – a key brain region that regulates … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Mycognosis

Posted on January 2, 2017 by MycognosticNovember 18, 2019
Ingredients for an Immune Boosting Tea Clockwise from the top: Clockwise from the top: Ginseng, Maitake, Reishi, Chaga, Artists' Conk, Shiitake

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Posted in Art, Forays, Harvest, Indoor Growing, Medicinal, News, Outdoor Growing, Recipe

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