The Curious Case of the Grey-Market Mushroom Edibles

The views and opinions expressed in this piece are solely those of the author, and are not representative of Inoculate the World as a company. "Magic Mushroom" Edibles are Everywhere. What's the Deal?   Six years ago, very few American psychedelic users had...

The Path Forward for Psychedelic Therapy

Everyone’s talking about the psychedelic renaissance, and the medical applications for psychedelics are a huge part of that discussion. Psychedelic legalization has been a winding path in the United States. The War on Drugs of the 1960s ushered in a ‘psychedelic dark...

The Rising Potential of Indigenous African Mushroom Cultivation

When we think of gourmet mushrooms, we typically think of the classics: oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) and shiitake (Lentinula edobes), or perhaps the lesser-known but equally delicious chestnut mushrooms (Pholiota adiposa). Beyond this familiar lineup,...
Shroom coffins

Shroom coffins

Wooden coffins? That trend is so dead. With a goal of making the human burial — and decomposition — process more environmentally-friendly, a company has invented the Living Cocoon, a coffin made from mushrooms that returns the deceased to the earth while enriching it....

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Kole Milner Bust

Kole Milner Bust

This story was written by Seth Austin of ITW.NEWS. The Denver post reports: ‘The young man with a tent full of psychedelic mushrooms in his closet isn’t worried about the cops. “Basically, everything in my apartment’s legal — so I feel safe in that aspect,” he said....

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Secondary Metabolites

Secondary Metabolites

Secondary Metabolites, “MYC Piss Explained, by Seth Austin of ITW.NEWS. Mushrooms have their own metabolism, it is how they consume their substrate. Unlike plants that use photosynthesis, think of them as moving stomachs with the ability to respond to stimuli....

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ITW Collab – Mycoheterotrophy

ITW Collab – Mycoheterotrophy

Mycoheterotrophic ParasitismBY: @C_Y_SPAMIn school, we’re taught that plants make their own food from carbon dioxide, water, and energy from the sun thanks to a green, sun-catching pigment called chlorophyll, right? While that’s entirely true for about 99% of plants,...

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Fly Killer Fungi

Fly Killer Fungi

Two newly discovered fungi species have a similarly macabre mode of action: They eat flies alive while using them to drop spores on new victims.The related species, Strongwellsea tigrinae and Strongwellsea acerosa, attack the fly species Coenosia tigrina and Coenosia...

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ITW Collab – Orchids

ITW Collab – Orchids

Photo: Joey Santore (pogonia ophioglossoides)Orchids + FungusesBy: C_Y_SpamIf you can believe it, until about the 60’s, the scientific community considered the immense world of fungi to be a mere offshoot of the plant kingdom. Though we now know much more about the...

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