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Mexico's mushroom kingdom

Chapter 1

The sacred mushroom ceremonies of Oaxaca

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Chapter 2

Edible forest gold and cornfield delicacies

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Chapter 3

Deadly lookalikes and fungal survival science

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Chapter 4

From ancient rituals to modern medicine

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Master of Mexico's mushroom kingdom

Ch 4 · From ancient rituals to modern medicine
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The Aztec teonanácatl is healing modern minds today

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The ecological role of underground mycelium

choko Fungi form vast underground networks that connect and sustain Mexico's diverse forest ecosystems.

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Fun Fact

Fungal space travel: NASA has researched using mycelium to grow habitats on Mars, as fungal structures can survive extreme radiation and insulate future astronauts.

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Protecting indigenous intellectual property

choko The global boom in psychedelic research raises critical questions about cultural exploitation and indigenous rights.

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Glossary
psilocybin (noun)
A naturally occurring psychedelic compound produced by certain species of mushrooms. In 1958, Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann isolated this compound from Mexican ritual fungi, enabling subsequent clinical research.

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Quiz

Modern clinical trials at Johns Hopkins University are studying psilocybin primarily to treat which condition?

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Gossip

What is mycelium's coolest future use?

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From ancient rituals to modern medicine

choko Match sacred mushrooms to their uses to discover how ancient rituals became modern medicine.

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choko The modern psychedelic renaissance

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Quiz

What international agreement regulates the fair and ethical sharing of benefits from indigenous genetic resources?

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Quiz

What environmental cleanup process uses fungi to break down toxic pollutants like oil spills?

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How do mycorrhizal fungi help Mexican pine and oak trees in their symbiotic relationship?

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What sustainable product are modern eco-startups growing from mycelium as an alternative to plastic?

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What is the term for the vast, underground network of fungal threads that connects forest trees?

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Why is the underground fungal network often referred to by scientists as the 'wood wide web'?

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In which Mexican state have researchers used white-rot fungi to clean up heavy hydrocarbon pollution?

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