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- science@hexbear.net
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- cross-posted to:
- science@hexbear.net
- news@lemmy.world
The land, water and air around us are chock-full of DNA fragments from fungi that mycologists can’t link to known organisms. These slippery beings are so widespread scientists are calling them “dark fungi.” It’s a comparison to the equally elusive dark matter and dark energy that permeates the universe.
The author really missed out on writing “they scratched every surface, but they haven’t even scratched the surface.”