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Mycologists Sequence Mushroom DNA to Expand Fungal Records

Mycologists Sequence Mushroom DNA to Expand Fungal Records

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Mycologists Mandie Quark and Alan Rockefeller are preserving and sequencing fungal DNA to expand records of mushroom species.

Mycologists Mandie Quark and Alan Rockefeller are preserving and sequencing fungal DNA to expand records of mushroom species.

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Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

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The New York Times

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ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

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Genetic Records

Genetic Records

Mycologists Mandie Quark and Alan Rockefeller are preserving fungal DNA and expanding our records of the mushroom world — one gene sequencing at a time.

Mycologists Mandie Quark and Alan Rockefeller are preserving fungal DNA and expanding our records of the mushroom world — one gene sequencing at a time.

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