Monthly Archives: April 2010
Myco Apps for iPhone or iPad
| April 27, 2010 | Posted by Philip under Tid Bit |
There are some interesting reviews of iPhone and/or iPad apps planned for future posts, but in the mean time, here is a run down of some apps of interest to the mycology community in particular. Note: All descriptions are from the developers websites or from iTunes. Some of these look good, others… not so much.…
Cryptococcus gattii Infections on the Rise
| April 23, 2010 | Posted by Philip under Info |
It’s not every day you get clued in on a story of possible mycological interest by visiting the Drudge Report (FYI, to balance things out, I also check The Huffington Post). But, there it was–Potentially deadly fungus spreading in US, Canada. A potentially deadly strain of fungus is spreading among animals and people in the…
News From the WNS Front
| April 21, 2010 | Posted by Philip under Info |
It looks like things are going to get worse before they get better when it comes to bats and the fungal scourge of white nose syndrome (WNS). Over the past month there has been steady production of web updates on the spread of the disease and recently there has been an uptick. What Can Be…
Mushrooms, a Most Hated Food?
| April 19, 2010 | Posted by Philip under Tid Bit |
A blog called The Stir recently had a short post on the most hated foods. According to 9 Foods We Love to Hate, mushrooms came it at number 5. In this admittedly unscientific poll, the only foods ranked worse than mushrooms were anchovies, onions, liver and tofu. Well! Fungus is a Food? Now my interest…
The Petri Dish Art of Klari Reis
| April 15, 2010 | Posted by Philip under Interview |
It is possible that leaving an agar plate laying around the lab for a month could produce something akin to art. Or, microbes can be deliberately arranged on a nutrient surface to produce interesting images a la Nial Hamilton. Then again, when it comes to Petri dish art, there is no reason why any living…
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