In the real world, mycophiles — people who love to hunt for, grow and consume fungi — are giggling at all the drama. The idea that a variant of the cordyceps fungi could infect a human and then somehow control their movements, as depicted in the show, is absurd, says Jashid Hameed, co-founder of Nuvedo Labs. White oyster mushrooms at Shroomery. Nuvedo, launched in 2021, has been growing oyster, pink oyster, fairy white, king tuber, lion’s mane and the medicinal reishi. “The mushroom grown most widely in India is the button variety, and it takes a lot of chemicals to grow it at scale.

Source: Hindustan Times March 05, 2023 01:34 UTC