Biotechnology 2 articles

Mushrooms Are Powering Killer Innovations. And No, Not the Zombie Apocalypse Kind.

By Antoanela Ionita

The fungi kingdom, one of the least understood worlds on our planet, was recently explored in the American post-apocalyptic drama TV series, The Last of Us. The epic journey of Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) to save humanity after a global pandemic triggered by a mind-controlling fungus (cordyceps), met its grand finale this week, but don’t worry, we’ll give no spoilers here.  Instead, we’ll turn attention to the...