Mystery from the fungal world
Dec 05, 2024 • 1:07 PM UTC
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Fungi
Manu Prakash
I am a faculty at Stanford and run the Prakash Lab at Department of Bioengineering at Stanford University. Foldscope community is at the heart of our Frugal Science movement - and I can not tell you how proud I am of this community and grassroots movement. Find our work here: http://prakashlab.stanford.edu
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On a walk in the morning at EMBL Hidelberg, saw some incredible wood fungus growing. It was cold and chilly - but also very beautiful.
I picked a small wood mushroom sample. The sample is too thick, so I tore a small piece and looked at what makes these structures. From the images, it’s clear that the structure is made with fiber like mycelium structures. It looks like they are woven - and this weaving is what provides it the strength. Curious and excited to dive in more.
Cheers
Manu and Yin
I picked a small wood mushroom sample. The sample is too thick, so I tore a small piece and looked at what makes these structures. From the images, it’s clear that the structure is made with fiber like mycelium structures. It looks like they are woven - and this weaving is what provides it the strength. Curious and excited to dive in more.
Cheers
Manu and Yin
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