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Can Scientists Harness the Magic of Mushrooms to Clean Up Polluted Landscapes?
Stevenson’s work focuses on mycoremediation, a technique that uses fungi to rehabilitate polluted land. Mycoremediation ...
Erin Patterson’s mushroom murder trial takes the jury on a tour, from beef Wellington to biochemistry
The jury in Erin Patterson's triple-murder trial have been given a masterclass on death cap mushrooms, which caused the ...
Erin Patterson trial: Lunch leftovers stashed in home fridge
A mycologist, or mushroom expert, took leftovers from Erin Patterson’s deadly lunch home for two nights due to a “misunderstanding”, the jury has been told.
Erin Patterson trial: Mushroom expert reveals what she found in the leftover mushrooms
A mycologist, or mushroom expert, took leftovers from Erin Patterson’s deadly lunch home for two nights because of a ...
Erin Patterson mushroom trial: Accused triple murderer faces Latrobe Valley Magistrates’ Court
Erin Patterson, 50, has pleaded not guilty to murdering her former in-laws, Don and Gail Patterson, both 70, and Gail’s ...
Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Key evidence linking Erin Patterson to dehydrator dumped at tip is revealed to murder trial jury
The mushroom expert, who will continue answering questions under cross-examination this morning, described death caps as ...
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew8d
Fungarium collection digitised! What interesting specimens have we uncovered?
One of the world’s most widely cultivated edible mushrooms, Lentinula edodes - or shiitake - has a lesser-known British ...
I was so fed up of pulling out weeds in my garden – a £6 buy stopped them growing in the first place & improves my soil
A GARDENING expert has revealed how to drastically reduce the time spent trying to get rid of weeds. Pollyanna Wilkinson shared her must-try tips for thriving borders without hours of work.