Ep. 189: Mycota Labs - Documenting the Fungal Biodiversity of North America (feat. Dr. Stephen Russell)


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Feb 16 2025 58 mins   36

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Show Music courtesy of the one and only Chris Peck: https://peckthetowncrier.bandcamp.com/

TOPICS COVERED:

  • Passion for Mushroom Cultivation
  • Wild Mushroom Identification
  • DNA barcoding vs. Whole Genome Sequencing
  • Sanger Sequencing & Nanopore Sequencing
  • DNA Sequencing Process from Specimen to Final Data
  • AI & Algorithms Interpreting Genetic Data
  • Creating Foundational Data Sets
  • Unidentified Fungi All Around Us
  • Expanding from Indiana Across North America
  • Genetic Data Making Better Field Mycologists
  • What is a “Species”?
  • The Species Problem in Medicinal Mushroom Research
  • Becoming a Contributor to Mycota Labs Projects
  • Bioinformatics & Scaling Biodiversity Studies