https://themyceliumdigest.wordpress.comThis podcast aims to bring the latest academic researches on white button mushrooms to the industry professionals and to all the people who have an interest on mushrooms. Researchers from all over the world constantly discover interesting facts about mushrooms, but frequent paywalls and a difficult technical language too often prevent these discoveries to reach the industry. Our scope is to monitor the scientific papers that talk about mushrooms and bring the concepts to the mass in a language that can be easily understood by listeners with no scientific background. ]]>enLife SciencesCopyright Andrea Uccellohttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/776410d40b75bd4545f68b09188d35a5.jpghttps://themyceliumdigest.wordpress.comFri, 08 Aug 2025 14:05:59 +0000Andrea UccelloAndrea Uccellothemyceliumdigest@gmail.comMushroom science, from labs to farm. This podcast aims to bring the latest academic researches on white button mushrooms to the industry professionals and to all the people who have an interest on mushrooms. Researchers from all over the world...This podcast aims to bring the latest academic researches on white button mushrooms to the industry professionals and to all the people who have an interest on mushrooms. Researchers from all over the world constantly discover interesting facts about mushrooms, but frequent paywalls and a difficult technical language too often prevent these discoveries to reach the industry. Our scope is to monitor the scientific papers that talk about mushrooms and bring the concepts to the mass in a language that can be easily understood by listeners with no scientific background. ]]>falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-08-waste-no-more-mushroom-stalks-are-a-valuable-product--66998293
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