759 - Book Club: What If Fungi Win?

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English - May 15, 2024 10:00 - 14 minutes - 19.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 571 ratings
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From mushrooms to microscopic organisms, fungi represent a serious—and still relatively unexplored—threat to human health. Dr. Arturo Casadevall returns to the podcast to talk about his new book, What If Fungi Win? which looks at why certain fungal infections take off, why they’re so hard to treat, and why we will most certainly see more of them with climate change and treatment-resistant strains. Learn more.

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