How to read a fungal discovery headline
A new species name, a chemical in a dish, and a press release are different kinds of news. How to read the gaps a fungal headline usually skips.
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How to read fungal headlines: new names, diversity estimates, preprints, and the gap between a molecule and a medicine.
Press releases travel faster than methods sections. This room is a practice: read the abstract, ask what was measured, and leave room for revision when taxonomy or climate claims get ahead of the data.
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