Mushrooms are a type of fungi, a kingdom of millions of species that evolved in the oceans a billion years ago and then ...

Protoplasts have been isolated from the ectomycorrhizal fungus, Amanita muscaria, for the first time. Yields were about 108 protoplasts per g fr. wt of mycelial suspension cultures treated with a ...

Mushrooms have long captivated humans, providing culinary pleasures and distinct impacts when consumed. Among the numerous mushroom species, Amanita Muscaria stands out. This fungus, easily identified ...

The death-cap mushroom has a long history as a tool of murder and suicide, going back to ancient Roman times. The fungus, Amanita phalloides, produces one of the world's deadliest toxins. While it may ...

If you are unfamiliar with amanita mushrooms, they are poised to be the next big thing to hit the legal market and the cannabis industry is hopping on board. Native to the Northern Hemisphere, amanita ...

I find mushrooms to be some of the most interesting life to be found. They come in infinite shapes, colors and sizes. Some are edible and delicious. Others can be fatal if consumed. Some attract flies ...

18 November 2020, Saxony, Torfhaus: A fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) stands in the Dübener Heide. Beautiful to look at but poisonous - the mushroom belongs to the family of bead fungus relatives. Photo ...

Poisonous mushrooms are causing an outbreak of serious illness that's killed one adult and caused severe liver damage in 21 ...

While I was thinking I should write about a spring-like subject, the dawn chorus that now greets us every morning or the skunk cabbage and rhubarb pushing up through the thin remains of the snow, but ...

If you've ever wondered if that little brown mushroom that grows on your lawn is poisonous or whether that pretty shelf fungus you saw on a hike was edible, now is your chance to find out. This ...