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I loved the introduction. Nicely done! The talk was great as always!

Thanks IMA for hosting program. Apologies for having my screen in "presenter" mode. Also apologies for my bronchitis.

Excellent video, I've learned a lot. As a layman I'd guess there *were* mostly the types of fungi which re-infected one host repeatedly, but if a pathogen is *too* efficient at killing its host, it quickly runs out of hosts. Same goes for viruses. You could get 100% contagion, 100% lethality and long-range airborne spread, but then you'd extinct yourself by killing all your hosts. So seems to me in the long run you need to pump the breaks on infectious efficacy and that's how you win the billion-year long game. Evolution is a clever beast. I'm dealing with Stogonospora. Trying to find a way to eliminate it on my Amaryllis bulbs. That's how I stumbled into here. If anyone knows a sure-fire way to kill stogonospora in infected bulbs (heat?) without killing the host I'd love to try.

Loved this! What an amazing person!!!

We absolutely have jack o lanterns in pa

What if you equated plant consciousness with human meditatation consciousness? If plant consciousness is actually similar to human meditation awareness which means that a plant experiences each moment as a total body awareness, each and every part of the plant is connected, it reacts to its environment as a totalility not a temporarily blinded part as in human response to reality or living.

Very interesting talk, thank you

Rest in peace Tom. You will be greatly missed

Wow! ....my mind is happily melting, thank you for your relentless research! Us biologists love this!

I wish you would have touched on the Goat's Beard or Lion's Mane mushrooms. I picked two today and have 3 3/4 pounds. I've got excess to store. So following your talk I'll be vacuum sealing after I get as much moisture as possible out. Add an 02 scrubber and moisture pouch as well. Hope it works!!

oh ! missed the becausefell asleep with my kiddo! love this, wait to get the book!! too was a kid mushroom hunter in Bulgaria I love mushrooms to this day!

Where can I sign up to be a monitor?! Sounds awesome! I basically live in the forest preserve !! Wish I could add the picture of the ones I found today! Also feeling sorry I missed the live chat! Looking forward to the next one :)

this is wonderful, I really enjoyed watching this. thank you for sharing

Great talk, thank you :)

Looks fun

Excellent presentation, this will go into my collection! Thank you so much for spreading all this knowledge! As far as lichens go, they are being redefined by newer research that shows them to be more then an association of just algae and fungi.

Dear Gyromitra enthusiasts, I wanted to provide updates on my PhD research regarding the genetics and evolution of gyromitrin in Discinaceae (which includes the genera Gyromitra, Discina, and Hydnotrya). Furthermore, I wanted to share information on how interested individuals can help with this research during the 2022 mushroom season! A quick summary of research progress to date: · We obtained ITS and LSU rDNA sequences for 112 Discinaceae specimens. ITS and LSU sequence data allow us to construct a phylogenetic tree to identify specimens to species more accurately than morphology alone can while also uncovering uncharacterized diversity (i.e., species that have not yet been scientifically described) and understanding the evolutionary relationship between species. · We sequenced the genomes of 23 specimens. Genomes will help us identify the genes responsible for gyromitrin production while evaluating which species in the family have the potential to make gyromitrin or related compounds. · We assayed gyromitrin in 55 specimens providing clues regarding the distribution of gyromitrin production in the family. · This year we hope to publish our data concerning gyromitrin distribution and the new gyromitrin assay we developed for this project. Stay tuned! Your specimens have truly been invaluable! For each one shared with me, I have attempted to sequence ITS and LSU. I share these data and my sequence-based identification with you once generated. Some have been successfully cultured, assayed for gyromitrin, and/or been selected for whole genome sequencing. Discinaceae is a taxonomically complex family whose true species diversity is far from being fully understood. Each specimen has great value, beyond what I am doing. Sequenced specimens will be incorporated into ongoing and future phylogenetic, taxonomic, and biogeographic studies. Science is a slow endeavor and I am just one busy graduate student, so I thank you for your patience. If you are interested in donating specimens for my PhD research, please read this guide on how to do so: www.aldendirks.com/.../genetics-and-evolution-of... One thing I’ll note here is that your specimens are received as a donation, and they cannot be returned to you. They will be accessioned in the University of Michigan fungarium for long-term safekeeping. Make sure to make a “split” (keep a portion of the mushrooms for yourself) if you are interested in holding onto it for personal study. Thank you everyone for your enthusiasm and I’m so appreciative of individuals who contribute their knowledge, time, and energy by sharing specimens. Alden

What a pity that the sound problem was not sorted out! I rate this worth the trouble to edit and remaster the sound - just wish I knew how!

fascinating. thanks you so much for sharing your knowledge.

Hey guys, thanks so much for hosting this. It's so helpful for those of us still learning mycology! Excellent. I'm sharing this out for sure. :)

YAY! This was really great. Glad I got to hear it !

Highly informative. An your absolutely beautiful. Lets go mushroom hunting !!!!

On the vouchered collections bar graph, what do the orange and blue colors distinguish?

keep up the good work everyone!

This person is a fabulous storyteller science and art combines 💛 thank you so much

Hello IMA- could y'all put chapter marks on different points in the video where we'll learn certain things? Thanks and love your work!

i grow morels and from my work i would say all morels can be grown without plants...or at least the morels people say you cant grow without trees i have grown without trees. but morels got no problem with using roots of living plants as easy nutrients if there are no other...

Great talk (and Q&A)! Every rust scientist must watch!

This is fantastic! Thank you!

Many thanks to the Illinois Mycological Association for posting Tim James presentation! SMSI

With a name like Willow Abshire she had to either get involved with ecology or be a hobbit.

YAY!

Wow! A white Guzman!

Excellent addition to my library of psilocybian and other fungi. Thanks again Alan for sharing your knowledge with all of us lovers of fungi.

so i live in southern mexico now. are there tells with poisonous shrooms