In Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World, mushroom guru Paul Stamets bemoans the state of the world and argues that the solution lies in – yes, you guessed it – mushrooms. The potential applications for fungi are diverse and sometimes surprising – one suggestion is to use them to extract the lethal substances from the soil at Chernobyl – and Stamets’ solutions are for both the small scale (individual human health) and the bigger picture (the health of the planet).
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In Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World, mushroom guru Paul Stamets bemoans the state of the world and argues that the solution lies in – yes, you guessed it – mushrooms. The potential applications for fungi are diverse and sometimes surprising – one suggestion is to use them to extract the lethal substances from the soil at Chernobyl – and Stamets’ solutions are for both the small scale (individual human health) and the bigger picture (the health of the planet).