> Atoms make up everything And that's why you can't trust them. (cue rimshot SFX) But lichen... You know, now that we have a functional understanding of their

> Atoms make up everything And that's why you can't trust them. (cue rimshot SFX) But lichen... You know, now that we have a functional understanding of their biology, I'm quite excited to see what this new knowledge will yield when applied. Pharmacology, materials, food production/processing — "We don't know what we don't know," but having more data helps us to learn what questions we can ask.