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Mold Might Move Medical Marijuana

November 18, 2010

They argue that by allowing residents to grow their own marijuana, they would also be growing toxic black mold. “Stachybotrys mold needs four things to grow and turn into a deadly toxin known as Black Mold: Wood and other forms of cellulose such as plant matter, water, heat, and air,” says Alexandra Datig of nipitinthebud2010.org, “Stunningly, indoor marijuana cultivation offers all four.”

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Another Mysterious Death Linked to Mold

October 25, 2010

Kimberly Wilson didn’t realize how serious her mold problem was and certainly didn’t realize it could cause her husband, James Wilson, to fall dead in the hallway of their rental home.

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Does Mold Cause Multiple Sclerosis?

February 4, 2010

In fact, MS has mysteriously spiked significantly over the last two and a half decades. This correlates to the same spike in mycotixicosis and mold poisoning. It also correlates to the changes in building design that occurred 20 to 30 years ago that has resulted in more mold in newer buildings. Is this all a coincidence, or is mold actually behind this MS epidemic?

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Rise of the Plasmobots

December 3, 2009

If successful, the Plasmobot will be able to sense objects, span them in the shortest and best way possible, and transport tiny objects along preprogrammed directions. They will have parallel inputs and outputs, a network of sensors, and the number crunching power of super computers.

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It’s Like Jurassic Park, But with Mold

November 5, 2009

The fossilized fungus was found encased in amber along with tiny worms called nematodes. These nematodes made a tasty dinner for this mold, which it ensnared with sticky loops or rings that formed at on its branching hyphae. These rings are coated with a sticky secretion to trap nearby nematodes for the fungus to devour.

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Meat Substitute Made From Mold May Not Be As Good As It Sounds

October 30, 2009

Quorn is made primarily from Fusarium venenatum and grown in large fermentation vats. Although the label claims the meat substitute is “mushroom in origin,” Fusarium is not a mushroom, but a fungus. The species was discovered as early as the 1960s in a British dirt sample. In 2002, Quorn started growing it in large fermentation vats and using it as a meat substitute.

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All Cancer is a Fungus?

August 19, 2009

Simoncini then says that only the superficial part of a cancerous mass is examined through a microscope by a pathologist. These are only the red, reactive cells and not the actual cancer but simply surround and hide it. So this is why fungal tissue has not been discovered before. The statement that only the superficial part is examined is indeed false as the central and deep infiltrating parts are also examined.

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10 Years After Mayo, Has Much Changed?

July 12, 2009

Previously, doctors believed chronic sinusitis was caused by bacteria and prescribed antibiotics to their patients. Now we know why this treatment had little to no result. As we’ve discussed before, antibiotics can make a mold infection worse since bacteria in your body actually fights off mold.

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Save the Trees: Wood-Destroying Molds

June 3, 2009

White rot molds – Gives wood a “bleached” look where it appears lighter in color by breaking down fibers, causing the wood to lose its color. White rot causes wood to shrink and feel spongy, making it weak. It is hard to notice because it does not show cracks, but if you see wood starting to bend then you know you have a problem.

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Mold Earns Title as Largest Living Organism

June 1, 2009

This Armillaria ostoyae discovered in 1998 earns its title of largest living thing because, unlike the cheating Great Barrier Reef, it is an individual organism. The Great Barrier Reef is considered a superorganism that is a collection of many smaller organisms. But the honey mushroom is supposedly not a collection or a colony.

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