It's more like a giant fungus. It's the design of a biotech company ... Their first product, a packaging material made from mycelium and agricultural waste, is a lot like Styrofoam, and can ...

This makes it possible to use fungi-based materials for textile upholstery, packaging, furniture, bags or insulation boards for interiors. When used as a construction material, the fungus ...

While many traditional Chinese/herbal medicine consumers are drawn to the fungus for its supposed health benefits, my interest lies in a darker side of its harvest: the deadly relationship between ...