The more we learn about fungi, the less makes sense without them.
Neither plant nor animal, they are found throughout the earth, the
air and our bodies. They can be microscopic, yet also account for the
largest organisms ever recorded. They enabled the first life on land,
can survive unprotected in space and thrive amidst nuclear radiation.
In fact, nearly all life relies in some way on fungi. These endlessly
surprising organisms have no brain but can solve problems and
manipulate animal behaviour with devastating precision. In giving us
bread, alcohol and life-saving medicines, fungi have shaped human
history, and their psychedelic properties have recently been shown to
alleviate a number of mental illnesses.
Their ability to digest
plastic, explosives, pesticides and crude oil is being harnessed in
break-through technologies, and the discovery that they connect plants
in underground networks, the 'Wood Wide Web', is transforming the way we
understand ecosystems. Yet over ninety percent of their species remain
undocumented. Entangled Life is a mind-altering journey into a
spectacular and neglected world, and shows that fungi provide a key to
understanding both the planet on which we live, and life itself.
Entangled Life : How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds and Shape Our Futures - Merlin Sheldrake
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