A boatload of ideas for fungi

11/04/22 • 22 min

There are a million things to do with fungi, from boats to book covers to medicine for bees. Katy Ayers, a Washington State University student and avowed mycophile has done some pretty amazing things with mushrooms and fungi, including a world record canoe and homes for bees.

In this episode, we talk with the bioengineering and biochemistry major about her many ideas, the fungal revolution, and that famous MyConoe.
Read more about fungi saving the bees, helping plants, and modeling a way to make biofuel stock in “It’s fungi to the rescue,” Winter 2022 issue of Washington State Magazine.

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11/04/22 • 22 min

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Larry Clark:

There are a million things to do with fungi, from canoes to book covers to medicine for bees. That's what we're talking about today on viewed escapes, stories from Washington State magazine, and Washington State University, the state and the world.

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I'm Larry Clark, editor at the magazine. Today I'm talking with Katy Ayers, a mycophile who's done some pretty amazing things with mushrooms and fungi.

Hi, Katy.

Katy Ayers:

Hi, Larry.

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