Will New Genetic Discoveries Lead To "Designer Shrooms"? (The Mushroom Show Episode 28)

01/05/24 • 15 min

Can humans create super-mushrooms? In this episode of The Mushroom Show, we are digging into the story of scientists in Australia who are unlocking the secrets of mushroom genetics in order to see what improvements can be made for future cultivars... and if they could use that to manipulate the compounds they create. We are also looking at some more "bad headlines" and the potential impact, wondering whether or not certain mushrooms should be "grown on poop", and digging into one of the rarest mushrooms of all that is currently showing up in Texas.

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"Sporify" Wrapped 2023! What an INCREDIBLE Year For Mushrooms (The Mushroom Show EP 27)

From scientists learning that mushrooms can grow brain cells to a certain mushroom being at the center of a
murder mystery- 2023 was one of the wildest years in mushrooms that we have ever seenSo in this episode, as
the year is wrapping up- we are going to cover the most important headlines and happenings in the world of
mushrooms over the last 12 months.
0:00 Intro
2:00 A New Era For Mushrooms
6:05 A Big Year For The Death Cap
9:20 Advances In Mycotechnology
14:32 Mushrooms In The Mainstream
17:06 Outro

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This Is What A REAL Functional Mushroom Farm Looks Like (TMS EP 29)

Ever wonder how functional mushrooms are grown? Welcome to the world of mushroom farming, where innovation and ingenuity come together to produce massive amounts of life-changing functional mushrooms at scale. In this episode of The Mushroom Show, we are going on a virtual tour of two amazing mushroom farms growing Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) and Cordyceps (Cordyceps militaris). It might just make you appreciate the power of these two mushrooms in a whole new way.
We're also diving into a the story of California naming a new official state mushroom (no it's not the one you think!) and checking out a brand new study that aligns the emergence of psilocybin on the same timeline as the asteroid responsible for the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Enjoy!