Fresh Air, full of spores
On the NPR show Fresh Air, Terry Gross recently interviewed mycologist Nicholas Money, who studies mushrooms and mold. His new book, Mushrooms, looks at the history and science of mushrooms around the world, and their inclination to grow just about everywhere (including the back of a man’s throat.)
“Every breath that we take — from first gasp to last breath — we’re inhaling fungal spores,” Money says. “They’re always available, they’re always in the air, and they’re always trying to exploit the opportunities to grow and reproduce.”
