Sterile Subs!

This episode dedicay to the memory of Elle.

In this episode we use a sterile phenotype of P. subaeruginosa & possible hybrid between P. weraroa & P. subsecotioides to teach people who may not otherwise care just what "karyogamy" & "dikaryotic" mean.

These words pertain, of course, to how mushrooms have sex, and sex and genetic recombination are how new phenotypes (often confusingly referred to as "strains" by Psilo enthusiasts) emerge. This is also how evolution & natural selection produce new species over very long amounts of time.

Mushroom Reproduction can be utterly confusing & mysterious, but it is above all fascinating. Enjoy...

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