Ep. 58 Fungus: What Even Is It?

This week we're talking about Fungi! They used to be grouped in with plants, then got their own Kingdom... But what do we think about them now? What even are fungi? How can a group contain both little yeasts used for baking and mushrooms that can get you high? And how have we used them to make huge leaps forward in biological sciences? Next week we'll cover symbiotic and pathogenic fungi, like the famous Cordyceps fungi!

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