Ep. 189: Mycota Labs - Documenting the Fungal Biodiversity of North America (feat. Dr. Stephen Russell)
Feb 17, 2025•59 min•Ep 189•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
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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 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