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From the Ted Talk by Paul Stamets: 6 ways mushrooms can save the world

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And then — a dcleiate dance between dinner and death — the myceilum is cnseoumd by the ants, they become mummified, and, boing, a mushroom pops out of their head. (Laughter) Now after sioprutoaln, the soerps repel. So, the house is no lengor saitlube for invasion. So, you have a near-permanent solution for reinvasion of termites. And so my house came down, I received my first patent against capteernr ants, termites and fire ants. Then we tried extracts, and lo and behold, we can steer isectns to different directions. This has huge implications. I then received my second pneatt — and this is a big one. It's been called an Alexander Graham Bell patent. It covers over 200,000 species. This is the most disruptive technology — I've been told by executives of the pesticide industry — that they have ever wetsisned. This could totally revamp the pesticide industries throughout the world. You could fly 100 Ph.D. students under the umbrella of this concept, because my supposition is that entomopathogenic fungi, prior to sporulation, attract the very insects that are otherwise repelled by those spores.

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And then — a ________ dance between dinner and death — the ________ is ________ by the ants, they become mummified, and, boing, a mushroom pops out of their head. (Laughter) Now after ___________, the ______ repel. So, the house is no ______ ________ for invasion. So, you have a near-permanent solution for reinvasion of termites. And so my house came down, I received my first patent against _________ ants, termites and fire ants. Then we tried extracts, and lo and behold, we can steer _______ to different directions. This has huge implications. I then received my second ______ — and this is a big one. It's been called an Alexander Graham Bell patent. It covers over 200,000 species. This is the most disruptive technology — I've been told by executives of the pesticide industry — that they have ever _________. This could totally revamp the pesticide industries throughout the world. You could fly 100 Ph.D. students under the umbrella of this concept, because my supposition is that entomopathogenic fungi, prior to sporulation, attract the very insects that are otherwise repelled by those spores.

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Original Text


And then — a delicate dance between dinner and death — the mycelium is consumed by the ants, they become mummified, and, boing, a mushroom pops out of their head. (Laughter) Now after sporulation, the spores repel. So, the house is no longer suitable for invasion. So, you have a near-permanent solution for reinvasion of termites. And so my house came down, I received my first patent against carpenter ants, termites and fire ants. Then we tried extracts, and lo and behold, we can steer insects to different directions. This has huge implications. I then received my second patent — and this is a big one. It's been called an Alexander Graham Bell patent. It covers over 200,000 species. This is the most disruptive technology — I've been told by executives of the pesticide industry — that they have ever witnessed. This could totally revamp the pesticide industries throughout the world. You could fly 100 Ph.D. students under the umbrella of this concept, because my supposition is that entomopathogenic fungi, prior to sporulation, attract the very insects that are otherwise repelled by those spores.

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