Name: Pint26: Day 1 - Zoom in on the Mushroom
Start: 2026-05-18T18:00:00
End: 2026-05-18T20:00:00
Location: Pitcher's

The germ line of mushrooms

Markus Hiltunen (Researcher at Stockholm University)

Our most precious cells, those used to create children, are called the germ line. Among organisms, a separate germ line is thought to be unique to animals, including humans. Recently, me and my colleagues uncovered another case where the germ line is separate: in a mushroom that grows in fairy rings. During this talk I will present how we came across this unlikely discovery.

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