For the Swiss mycologists Andrin Gross and Ludwig Beenken, it started like a normal lunch break. However, as they now with other researchers in the journal Mycological Progress report, they accidentally discovered a completely new type of mushroom a short time later – right in front of their office door. A conversation about neutering, research blind spots – and the question of how mushrooms could get more attention.
How two researchers found the “castrating fungus” during their lunch break – Knowledge
