Charles Roper
2014-04-25 13:02:31 UTC
There was an excellent programme about fungi on BBC Four yesterday. It
featured terrific state-of-the-art film techniques and is well worth
watching in iPlayer before it disappears (there are currently 6 days left
as of 25 April 2014). A bit I particularly enjoyed was the microscopic
footage of the oyster mushrooms 'lassoing' nematode worms with their fungal
snares <http://www.mykoweb.com/articles/FungalSnares.html> before devouring
them alive. Gruesome and, frankly, awesome.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b041m6fh
Here's the blurb:
Professor Richard Fortey delves into the fascinating and normally-hidden
kingdom of fungi. From their spectacular birth, through their secretive
underground life to their final explosive death, Richard reveals a
remarkable world that few of us understand or even realise exists - yet all
life on Earth depends on it.
In a specially-built mushroom lab, with the help of mycologist Dr Patrick
Hickey and some state-of-the-art technology, Richard brings to life the
secret world of mushrooms as never seen before and reveals the spectacular
abilities of fungi to break down waste and sustain new plant life, keeping
our planet alive.
Beyond the lab, Richard travels across Britain and beyond to show us the
biggest, fastest and most deadly organisms on the planet - all of them
fungi. He reveals their almost magical powers that have world-changing
potential - opening up new frontiers in science, medicine and technology
Charles
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* Charles Roper *Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre
www.sxbrc.org.uk <http://sxbrc.org.uk> ? T 01273 497554 ? M 07456 528054
Sussex Wildlife Trust is a company limited by guarantee under the Companies
Act. Registered in England, Company No. 698851. Registered Charity No.
207005. VAT Registration No. 191 305969. Registered Office: Woods Mill,
Henfield, West Sussex
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featured terrific state-of-the-art film techniques and is well worth
watching in iPlayer before it disappears (there are currently 6 days left
as of 25 April 2014). A bit I particularly enjoyed was the microscopic
footage of the oyster mushrooms 'lassoing' nematode worms with their fungal
snares <http://www.mykoweb.com/articles/FungalSnares.html> before devouring
them alive. Gruesome and, frankly, awesome.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b041m6fh
Here's the blurb:
Professor Richard Fortey delves into the fascinating and normally-hidden
kingdom of fungi. From their spectacular birth, through their secretive
underground life to their final explosive death, Richard reveals a
remarkable world that few of us understand or even realise exists - yet all
life on Earth depends on it.
In a specially-built mushroom lab, with the help of mycologist Dr Patrick
Hickey and some state-of-the-art technology, Richard brings to life the
secret world of mushrooms as never seen before and reveals the spectacular
abilities of fungi to break down waste and sustain new plant life, keeping
our planet alive.
Beyond the lab, Richard travels across Britain and beyond to show us the
biggest, fastest and most deadly organisms on the planet - all of them
fungi. He reveals their almost magical powers that have world-changing
potential - opening up new frontiers in science, medicine and technology
Charles
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* Charles Roper *Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre
www.sxbrc.org.uk <http://sxbrc.org.uk> ? T 01273 497554 ? M 07456 528054
Sussex Wildlife Trust is a company limited by guarantee under the Companies
Act. Registered in England, Company No. 698851. Registered Charity No.
207005. VAT Registration No. 191 305969. Registered Office: Woods Mill,
Henfield, West Sussex
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