Fungal invasions taking over living hosts is the thing of science fiction, but the humble button mushroom is taken steps to start. Often a fungi will specialize in symbiosis, invading or decomposing. But Mycena are starting to adapt to do all three. Humans, plants and fungi are in a complicated relationship where we influence the development of each other. The complex fungal toxin patulin is dangerous for humans, but can be broken down by microbes in soil. What can we learn from soil to fight back against fungal toxins and keep our fruit safe.
Episode 516 - How plants handle too much or too little light
Episode 515 - Do you really need oxygen for oxidation
Episode 514 - Pushing water to the limits on earth and in space
Episode 513 - An eerie glow in the Solar System
Episode 512 - Analyzing aftershocks and predicting earthquakes
Episode 511 - How the earliest brains developed and handle touch
Episode 510 - Fungi spreading across the planet and wiping out toxic soils
Episode 509 - What connects spicy food, proteins and your gut
Episode 508 - Finding your way as a fish along rivers and into the deep
Episode 507 - Peering beneath Mars’ surface
Episode 506 - Assimilating all microbes in it’s path to chow down on Methane
Episode 505 - Complex ocean currents sustaining life across the depths
Episode 504 - Looking inside living cells with Bioorthogonal chemistry
Episode 503 - Blending nanotubes and living cells
Episode 502 - Ignobel prizes ’22 - Blind dates and Mother Ducks
Episode 501 - The journey of the mandarin
Episode 500 - Forest helping pump water and create rain
Episode 499 - Air and atmospheres on exoplanets
Episode 498 - Proteins, MRNA and fighting back against cancer
Episode 497 - Wearable med-tech inside and out
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