The Mushroom Man ; Solving the World's Problems with Fungi

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Paul Stamets likes to proclaim that mushrooms will save the world. To hear him tell it, they can soak up oil spills and filter contaminated streams, boost your immune system and control pests, lower cholesterol and make you smarter.

Part Willy Wonka and part mad scientist, the Shelton, Wash., man has been studying fungus for nearly four decades. He hunts it, cultures it and grows it. He puts it under microscopes and dreams up experiments on it. He sells it, in many different forms, for many different uses. He also fries it up and eats it for dinner.

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The Mushroom Man ; Solving the World's Problems with Fungi

"That's the unusual thing about Paul," said James Nowak, a Seattle glassblower and avid mushroomer. "He's able to discover these things. He's really brilliant. He's always thinking outside the box."

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