Historic Fungi Collections Unlock Mushroom Tree of Life (IMAGE)

Purdue University

Historic Fungi Collections Unlock Mushroom Tree of Life

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Purdue mycologist Catherine Aime and fellow researchers used DNA from preserved fungi to solve the long-standing mystery of how mushrooms are related to one another.

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Purdue University / Tom Campbell

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