Articles & Information
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Above: Trametes versicolor, commonly known as the Turkey Tail Mushroom Few people know that we are more closely related to fungi than to any other kingdom. 650 million years ago, we split from fungi. We evolved to encircle our nutrients within a...
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Paul Stamets D.Sc. (Hon.), Founder and President of Fungi Perfecti LLC and Host Defense, is the first-ever recipient of the Mycological Society of America’s Gordon and Tina Wasson Award. Named after the late preeminent ethnomycologists, the award is intended “to recognize people with...
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In our November 2014 newsletter you may have read about our Bee Friendly research initiative. This is what we are calling our research, development, and outreach campaign to draw attention to ways that fungi may be able to help reverse the devastating...
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A line of mycelium-and-substrate-filled bags in Mason County, Washington. Fungi Perfecti founder and director of research, Dr. Paul Stamets, announced today the release of mycofiltration and mycorestoration as public domain terms and technologies. The move formalizes a long-standing company policy...
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King Stropharia have long been one our favorite mushrooms to work with at Fungi Perfecti. For those of you who are not familiar, the King Stropharia mushroom (Stropharia rugoso-annulata, also known as the Garden Giant™) is a vigorous species that thrives...
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An article on Mycofiltration researched and written by FP team member Alex Taylor and President Paul Stamets has been published in the government journal USDA Forest Service Proceedings, and is available for download here.
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Have you heard the buzz? If you saw Paul Stamets’ talk at Bioneers, or have been looking at Host Defense® Breathe dietary supplements lately, you may have seen and wondered about the Bee Friendly™ icon on our products. Bee Friendly...
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What is Bee Friendly™?BeeFriendly™ is an initiative from Host Defense and Fungi Perfecti to help reverse the devastating declines in the global bee population that are critically threatening the world’s food security. Why do bees need help?Since the initial detection of Colony...
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Researchers at Fungi Perfecti, LLC and Washington State University recently completed a pilot study to determine how fungal mycelium can best be used to improve E. coli treatment in stormwater management. This mycofiltration biotechnology—the use of intentionally cultivated networks of fungal mycelium to facilitate...