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I'd be very careful with anything fungal on my body. Last thing I'd want is a fungal infection in my lungs or something dreadful like that. This looks like the

I'd be very careful with anything fungal on my body. Last thing I'd want is a fungal infection in my lungs or something dreadful like that. This looks like the classic human folly were we get blinded and overhyped by the usefulness of the technology and minimize and discard the side-effects.

happimess 4y ago
The abstract doesn't mention anything about grafting this to human skin. I believe the researchers are proposing a fungal substrate for PCBs.
grp000 4y ago
People eat it.
TaylorAlexander 4y ago
The earth is absolutely covered in fungus and fungus spores. I don't think a product manufactured from stabilized reishi mycelium would be anything to worry about.
- sedatk 4y ago
  That's the premise of the game The Last Of Us.
  - honkycat 4y ago
    Which is a work of fiction
    - culi 4y ago
      And is based on cordyceps mushrooms. Which are actual parasitoids of insects. They're the famous "mind-control" mushrooms you see in every nature documentary that features ants in the Amazon Reishi on the other hand... eats trees. For some possibly useful context. When wood (lignan) first evolved there was nothing that could break it down. And for possibly thousands of years much of earth became "polluted" by dead trees that couldn't be broken. It was fungi that finally evolved ways to decompose it. They're obviously really good at it at this point, but hopefully that gives you a sense of just how specialized an organism has to be to primarily live off of wood You got nothing to worry about :)
      - stuntkite 4y ago
        Cordyceps are fairly harmless, actually very beneficial to humans. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7356751/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7356751/
weego 4y ago
Mycelial sheets are formed of filaments (hyphae) that have grown as a result of a spore / multiple spores growing, which are 'fruit phase' of the fungus. The mycelial sheets are rendered 'inert' through one of an option of processes (for example baking it). A clearer visualisation of the materials here: the mycelial sheets used in research / production are as to spores as a plank of apple tree wood is to apple seeds. When you're working with the wood you do need to be cautious of the dust, but you don't need to be concerned about apple seeds sporadically appearing.
mancerayder 4y ago
Fungi are a critical component of all soil, spores are everywhere indoors and out.
compiskey 4y ago
The use of “skin” in the title has nothing to do with the human body. This is creating a substrate to replace the “green boards” we use now. It’s composed of layers of “mushroom skin” to place traces and components on.
bobkazamakis 4y ago
I'd watch out for bacteria too! Wouldn't want any of those crawling around your gut.
_qua 4y ago
You are breathing in fungal spores right now. They're everywhere.
gravelc 4y ago
Well that’s beer and bread off then menu. Fungi are like plants. Some are beneficial. Some are not.

happimess 4y ago

The abstract doesn't mention anything about grafting this to human skin. I believe the researchers are proposing a fungal substrate for PCBs.

grp000 4y ago

People eat it.

TaylorAlexander 4y ago

The earth is absolutely covered in fungus and fungus spores. I don't think a product manufactured from stabilized reishi mycelium would be anything to worry about.

sedatk 4y ago
That's the premise of the game The Last Of Us.
- honkycat 4y ago
  Which is a work of fiction
  - culi 4y ago
    And is based on cordyceps mushrooms. Which are actual parasitoids of insects. They're the famous "mind-control" mushrooms you see in every nature documentary that features ants in the Amazon Reishi on the other hand... eats trees. For some possibly useful context. When wood (lignan) first evolved there was nothing that could break it down. And for possibly thousands of years much of earth became "polluted" by dead trees that couldn't be broken. It was fungi that finally evolved ways to decompose it. They're obviously really good at it at this point, but hopefully that gives you a sense of just how specialized an organism has to be to primarily live off of wood You got nothing to worry about :)
    - stuntkite 4y ago
      Cordyceps are fairly harmless, actually very beneficial to humans. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7356751/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7356751/

weego 4y ago

Mycelial sheets are formed of filaments (hyphae) that have grown as a result of a spore / multiple spores growing, which are 'fruit phase' of the fungus. The mycelial sheets are rendered 'inert' through one of an option of processes (for example baking it). A clearer visualisation of the materials here: the mycelial sheets used in research / production are as to spores as a plank of apple tree wood is to apple seeds. When you're working with the wood you do need to be cautious of the dust, but you don't need to be concerned about apple seeds sporadically appearing.

mancerayder 4y ago

Fungi are a critical component of all soil, spores are everywhere indoors and out.

compiskey 4y ago

The use of “skin” in the title has nothing to do with the human body. This is creating a substrate to replace the “green boards” we use now. It’s composed of layers of “mushroom skin” to place traces and components on.

bobkazamakis 4y ago

I'd watch out for bacteria too! Wouldn't want any of those crawling around your gut.

_qua 4y ago

You are breathing in fungal spores right now. They're everywhere.

gravelc 4y ago

Well that’s beer and bread off then menu. Fungi are like plants. Some are beneficial. Some are not.