Penicillin derived from mold is part of a natural fungal defense system. When we use antibiotics, we are “re-housing a fungal solution in our own bodies.”
Click above to listen to part 3 of Mycology Education, featuring Merlin Sheldrake, biologist and the author of Entangled Life: How Fungi Make our Worlds, Change our Minds and Shape our Futures.
Mycology Education:
Part 1: Mycelial Networks
Part 2: Fungi Behavior
Part 3: Fungal Medicine
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