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Ep. 189: Mycota Labs - Documenting the Fungal Biodiversity of North America (feat. Dr. Stephen Russell)
February 17, 2025 · 58 min

GUEST:   

https://mycota.com/   

MENTIONS:   

https://www.mycoportal.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=274169   https://www.inaturalist.org/   http://ww.calalive.org/   

MUSHROOM HOUR:   

https://welcometomushroomhour.com    https://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom_hour   https://tiktok.com/@welcome_to_mushroom_hour   

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 DataAI & 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