Fungi, ancient colonizers of land, form a vast kingdom distinct from plants and animals. They survived extreme conditions by developing adaptive intelligence. Modern research explores their roles as builders, chemists, and environmental healers. Mycologist Paul Stamets highlights their potential in medicine and soil decontamination through mycorrhemediation. Mycelium networks decompose debris, enrich soil, and inspire technological advancements. Fungi are crucial in agricultural symbiosis and reforestation projects like Africa’s Great Green Wall. With less than 15% of fungal species identified, future discoveries hold immense promise for medicine, industry, and environmental sustainability.

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    1. 2 preguntas: a) ¿Si son tan geniales por qué necesitan a los humanos para llegar al banquete y no van por sus propios medios? b) Siempre encontramos soluciones a problemas que hemos creado, pero unos años más tarde se descubre que hemos generado un nuevo problema más complejo. ¿Seŕa ésto otro?

    2. Los hongos y el reino fungi me fascinaron desde siempre. Otra cosa que me asombra es el poder de algunos líquenes para poder crear suelo a partir de las rocas. Me facino este documental 😍

    3. This seems to be a proper way to boost agriculture, not GM crops that have no study behind them and they are simply released in the society and live teste on humans while hiding it. Those companies who engage in GM crops, etc are straight up criminals.

    4. This is a really cool, interesting documentary! However, how do we know the mass reproduction of fungi for soil reconstitution wouldn’t damage other ecological functions?

      I think it’s definitely worth the research, but I worry that corporations (especially oil related) will use this as an excuse to continue or even increase their harmful production practices.

      Biodiversity is super important, and I wouldn’t be surprised if we’ve already caused invisible problems by spreading invasive fungi.

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