Blog Archive: mycology

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Posted Wed, 11/02/2022 - 7:24pm

A Tale of Terroir: Porcini Mushrooms Have Evolved with a Preference to Local Adaptation

The Dentinger Lab at the Natural History Museum of Utah has published a provocative new paper in the journal New Phytologist that describes their work with the much beloved mushroom, Boletus edulis, better known by gastronomers worldwide as the porcini.

Tags: mycology, mushrooms, fungi, mycologist

Posted Thu, 08/05/2021 - 6:40am

Life is short, eat good mushrooms

Our curator of mycology discusses his love of wild mushroom and gives an overview of a surprising study by two of his students.

Tags: mycology

Posted Fri, 05/17/2019 - 11:13am

What a Giant Fungus Can Teach Us About Cancer

A graduate student is conducting research in the Natural History Museum of Utah’s genetics lab to uncover the secrets of how a fungus lives and grows, which can also provide insights into cancer.

Tags: mycology

Posted Fri, 04/26/2019 - 2:11pm

The Hidden Potential of the World’s Biggest Organism

Oregon's giant fungus may hold clues that could help us understand, control, and maybe someday cure cancer.

Tags: mycology

Posted Fri, 03/03/2017 - 1:37pm

Fungi in the Gut: Bryn Dentinger’s Look at Microbiomes

Bryn Dentinger, NHMU’s Curator for Mycology, is on a mission to study the gut microbiomes of herbivorous animals in the Intermountain West. He’ll be cataloguing the biodiversity of fungal microbes and providing a baseline for future comparative studies.

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Posted Tue, 11/22/2016 - 9:26am

Top 7 Poisonous Encounters in Nature

Poison is all around us, but through instinct or teaching we manage to avoid it in our everyday lives. Here are seven of our favorite poisonous things that you should sidestep at all costs.

Tags: botany, vertebrate zoology, mycology