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Toxic jack o'lantern mushrooms

An adventure with Omphalotus

Jack O'lantern mushrooms are really cool, just don't eat them. Apr 2007

Wallemia

The fungus in my maple syrup

Maple syrup is not a happy place for most molds. Read on and find out why. Mar 2007

mystery liverwort fungus

Mystery liverwort fungus, chapter 5

Could FAM's liverwort fungus be related to Microxiphium? With a bonus rant on easily damaged forceps. Mar 2007

Mushrooms in Samoa

Daisuke Goto – The first to cultivate mushrooms in Samoa

Mushroom cultivation in Samoa. Mar 2007

strawberries

When strawberries go bad

As seen on your own kitchen counter: rotting strawberries (time lapse video!). Feb 2007

myco-machinery

Mystery liverwort fungus, chapter 4

FAM and Molecule Man close in on the liverwort fungus by reading its DNA. What IS this thing? Feb 2007

CUP 25787

Something funny in the herbarium

Unexpected funny stuff in the herbarium. Feb 2007

Shiitake

Mushroom Fever

You too can grow mushrooms in your backyard or woodlot. Guest blogger Ariadne Reynolds tracks the craze. Feb 2007

protein synthesis

Protein synthesis in 1971

In which hippies explain protein synthesis. Jan 2007

is that a sheep?

Mystery liverwort fungus, chapter 3

Further pursuit of the perlexing liverwort fungus. FAM must defeat a sheep in his quest. Jan 2007

a dead fly

The Insect-Fungus War: Behavioral Fever

Some flies climb when they're ill. Why? Dec 2006

jar full o stink

Phallus ravenelii: the common stinkhorn, Ravenel’s stinkhorn

The puissance of stink. Dec 2006

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Most people don't pay much attention to fungi, which include things like mushrooms, molds, yeasts, and mildews. Here at Cornell we think they're pretty fascinating. In fact, even the most disgusting foot diseases and moldy strawberries are dear to our hearts. We'd like to talk to you about fungi, so that like us, you too can tell gross stories at the dinner table. Afterwards, maybe you'll notice some things you would have overlooked before, and we think this could be good for the planet.

Kathie T. Hodge, Editor

Beneath Notice, our book of borescopic mycology.

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