Paul Stamets - Bioremediation with Fungi

what magnification is the first pic?

hero. :)

unbelievable. top stuff

does anyone know if this fungi was genetically engineered or just found in nature this way?

regular old found in nature

Yeah... I work with mycelium- it's a bit of an extremophile when it comes to substances we consider toxic to life-- fungi are capable of enzymatic reaction unlike any other life-form.

Oil is likely not the main food source (though Paul does breed types towards that goal). Organic matter is often mixed in some amount to help the proliferation of the organism (give it a head start) and the fungus then breaks down both the organic matter and the harmful contaminated soil. The fungus adapts.

It's hard to say, this is just a succinct presentation. If there was already enough organic matter in the soil- then perhaps nothing was mixed in. Maybe they used one of Paul's strains bred to prefer hydrocarbons.

A little more detail would help-- but suffice to say this is not joke. What Paul is doing here is truly revolutionary.

Pual Stamets is a Mycological Genius

NIceeee.