Key Facts and Insights
- Fungi are responsible for the majority of decomposition on Earth, breaking down organic matter and recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem.
- Mycorrhizal fungi act as intermediaries between plants and the soil, facilitating nutrient exchange and promoting biodiversity.
- Fungi can alter their environment to suit their needs, exhibiting a form of intelligence that challenges our traditional understanding of cognition.
- Fungi are capable of producing a wide range of complex chemicals, including antibiotics and psychoactive compounds.
- Fungi play a crucial role in human health and disease, as part of our microbiome and as...